“One Nation, Indivisible” features excerpts from The Sun’s archives that speak to the current political moment.

— Ed.

 

Luís Rodriguez, a great writer who grew up in the gangs in the barrios of LA, wrote that every group of men is a gang. The Baltimore Orioles are a gang. The Chicago Bulls are a gang. The police department is a gang. Rock bands and rap groups are gangs. Gangs are what men do. I don’t think we can ever get rid of gangs. The real question is: “What’s the intention of the gang?”