America on the brink

Our Republic has always depended on the decency of the men and women who lead it — yesterday was no exception

Dear Readers: I don’t anticipate writing a lot about politics this year. But as I’ve written in the past: we live in the world. And I don’t like those writers who try to stay above it all, who ignore politics completely, suggesting it is somehow beneath their attention. It’s not. Yesterday was a moment of consequence for everyone and the world, and so I…