The Angels of Our Better Nature Are a Lesson Away
Reframing it a second and it looks like the vast majority of people are not engaged in conflict, violence, and overt racism in the country.
Reframing it a second and it looks like the vast majority of people are not engaged in conflict, violence, and overt racism in the country.
Anxiety is the thing that’s ripped our country apart. It has divided us, caused us to fear and hate those who think and live differently than us, and even caused us to hate those who only slightly disagree with us. It has led to panic and overreaction. And I worry that American Anxiety is only going to exacerbate the social and political divide in this country to the point that there is no coming back.