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The short answer is: precisely what you make of it. True, I am an itinerant optimist; I elect to look for unfolding promise whatever its phase, fully aware that a relentless force lies in opposition willing an alternate point of view.

Take for example, this Nation; a testament to the durability of its foundation is seen in the heights of its success so much so that it has been sufficient to keep it fighting for its life – scarred, demoralized and fractured though it may be – through a seemingly relentless plunge toward its own self-destruction.  Read more...