?”)Yet “Radio Free Vermont” is a charming bit of artisanal resistance lit. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe finest running joke in “Radio Free Vermont” — not least for being so plausible — is that Barclay and his supporters are a supremely pleasant group of separatists. One of his former students, a woman named Trance, won a gold medal in the Olympics, was a sharpshooter in Iraq and ultimately becomes a heroine of the Vermont independence movement. “Radio Free Vermont” is more than “A Fable of Resistance,” as its subtitle says. Bumper stickers start appearing on cars: “Barclay for Governor.” “Barclay for Prime Minister.” Post offices start flying a new Free Vermont flag designed by Barclay’s 96-year-old mother.

Source: New York Times December 08, 2017 19:07 UTC