When we hear the word eviction, most of us picture a tenant forced out of their home, belongings piled on the curb, and a sudden rupture in safety and stability. But eviction is far broader—and far more insidious—than the loss of housing alone. Eviction can occur from a job, a relationship, a community, or any space where a person once belonged. At its core, eviction is a form of dispossession: a stripping away of place, identity, and connection. It leaves the individual without a home to return to, a role to fulfill, or a relationship to anchor them.

There was a time when businesses could put up a sign, buy an advertisement, develop a loyal customer base and expect those customers to keep coming back. 

Republican Senator Thom Tillis, former Senate Armed Services Committee member, has accused Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of mismanaging the Pentagon, and is recommending Trump fire him. Tillis wrote on X that Hegseth is “intimidated by competence” and “retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.”

In 1978, shortly after I began my “Book Nook” column of book reviews, I conducted an unscientific poll in which I asked readers and passing acquaintances what their favorite book was.