We are living in a time of testing for the democratic ideal — that is often said and widely agreed. I’ve come here today to talk about something less often discussed: solutions.
The winners and losers of the 2016 election occupy different realities. For the losers, the most painful fact — besides losing — was the clandestine attack by a hostile foreign power upon the integrity of the U.S. election process.
Like every journalist in Washington, I’m enthralled by the new Michael Wolff book, Fire and Fury, which depicts Donald Trump as a president in steep mental decline, derided and despised by his entire entourage, family included.
Amy Chua is an uncomfortable presence in American intellectual life. In both her important scholarly works and her candid personal writing, Chua approaches the no-go areas around which others usually tiptoe.