A Few Rays of Hope on a Long and Winding Road
Despite all the national infighting, the better angels of our nature, wings clipped as of late, must be called upon to guide us once again.
Despite all the national infighting, the better angels of our nature, wings clipped as of late, must be called upon to guide us once again.
The vote-counting is over. But the legal fights, the political maneuvering and the veiled (and not so veiled threats) have barely begun. The good news is that we pretty much know where we’re going to end up on January 20. But the path to getting there could be difficult and painful.
None of us knows for sure yet what our federal government will look like come January, but here’s to hoping that whatever it looks like, we remember that there are forces out there that are bigger than politics, and that we are able to transcend the politics that we have.
Despite all the national infighting, the better angels of our nature, wings clipped as of late, must be called upon to guide us once again.
Large majorities of the American people believe that Election Day could result in violence. More alarmingly, roughly 40 percent of both self-identified Democrats and Republicans believe that violence could be justified if their preferred candidate is defeated.
While we have a demonstrative four year record on Israel, the Palestinians, and the wider Middle East that will not shift course, there are a few elements of a second Trump term that will be different than the first, with the groundwork now beginning to be laid.