I am originally from the suburbs of Chicago, and that place will always remain beloved and, fundamentally, home to me. But as my disabilities have become more complex, the logistics of reaching and staying in my childhood home have become less reasonable, safe, or viable. I see my family now most often on neutral ground – places that are fun to visit but are not home. These days, Brooklyn is home.

For me, as a Stoic who has also lived in Indiana, Wisconsin, Texas, and France, I am fine with this arrangement. But as a historian, I am also acutely aware of the powerfully human and emotional significance of home.

When a person makes a choice to transfer locations for a job, that privilege often accords them the label of ‘expat.’ If they are working over a laptop in a different country for six months, they are a ‘digital nomad.’ There are ‘golden visas’ for sale from certain countries today if you have the capital and anxiety to procure........

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