A ‘republic if we can keep it.’ Perhaps we cannot.; The Washington Post, November 6, 2024

Jennifer Rubin , The Washington Post; A ‘republic if we can keep it.’ Perhaps we cannot.

"In sum, when a country deliberately rejects decency, truth, democratic values and good governance, the problem is not a candidate, a party, the media or a feckless attorney general. Democracy is not self-sustaining. It requires a virtuous people devoted to democratic ideals. Whether we can recover the habits of mind — what we used to call civic virtue — will be the challenge of the next four years and beyond."