Time Shift

Watching the build-up to the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 last night, I couldn’t help but see a touch of the Third Reich in all the militarism and flag-waving at what is supposed to be a sporting event. Yes, it was Memorial Day, but even so, if the pictures had been in black and white, we could have been back in 1936 rather than 80 years on . . .