Opinion: Charles Dickens wakes up in 2021

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” begins Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” “It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…”

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” begins Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” “It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…”