August. What happened to June and July? – a question we ask ourselves every summer. It’s the month we try to savor, desperately trying to not think about work or school or other obligations after Labor Day.

It used to be that the dog days of summer were a respite from politics, except of course for high-end fundraisers on eastern Long Island. In fact, I am old enough to remember President Richard Nixon trying to emulate the French by taking off all of August so that he and everyone could have a well-needed breather.

Not anymore. With a 24/7 news cycle and the political temperature ratcheted up in the high 90s, there is no respite. So we have a hotly-contested New York City mayoral race that demands everyone's attention. And then there is Texas – the center of the exploding redistricting

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