Pax Americana

Is there anything we can do to keep us sleeping more comfortably at night?

Is there anything we can do to make us more nervous about sleeping at night?

Is there anything we can do to better talk to each other as Americans?

Is there any reason to try?

Have we changed?

Have the elected politicians changed?

Do many respect how special the United States of America is?

Do many think Pax Americana is normal and a birthright?

Is there a better way?

Does a better way mean values and standards? Or does a better way require another storming of the Bastille?

How many prefer anarchy and pitchforks?

Is America a beacon for western thought and values?

Can honest and intellectual debate change people’s minds? Or must the debaters grow old and die off? Does sincere self-righteous belief about the truth trump the rule of law?

How many prefer the vote to the alternatives? How many think the vote is a birthright?