Quote:
America in its traditional form is probably done. Hard times are ahead, and something new will emerge on the other side. But understanding these dead ends is useful, because it lets us focus more on what comes next, rather than being seduced by a false promise of perfectable procedures, to be brought about through another law or three or some deus ex machina intervention by nonpartisan experts.
Comment:
The writer expects a new outcome for America from an American predicament. But the threat is global. The extent to which a weakened America can lead resistance, or an active alternative, is ever more limited as the weakening continues, and the Democrats in power contribute with energy and passion to the terrifying global threat itself.