As Ben Franklin left Independence hall on the final day of
the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a woman asked, “Well, Doctor, what have
we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin replied, ”A Republic, if you can
keep it.” That anecdote occurred to me among the swirling thoughts following Election
Day 2016. So many thoughts. So hard to accept.
This blog aims to be an examination of the societal forces
that brought us to where we are today. I will minimize partisan blather but I
do have a left of center viewpoint. My side is not flawless and that must be
discussed as well.
