Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. December 31, 1968
Birthday: December 31
Part of it is eight years of a black president, and white America still lost their [minds] about that. Part of it is a Republican politics of vicious, vicious partisan [stuff] that has completely poisoned what we would call the political rhetorical sphere. All of these things come together in a perfect storm.
source: "Junot Díaz is staying put". Interview with Marcela García, www.bostonglobe.com. April 6, 2016.
topic: America, Eight, Years, Partisans, Perfect Storm