Does Anyone Recognize This Country Anymore?

I & I Editorial Board March 15, 2022 12 comments

The U.S. went through a historical convulsion in the 1960s, and not only survived but emerged restored and optimistic in the 1980s. This time, though, the destroyers are better organized and seem more determined than their predecessors. We hope there are still enough Americans who believe the country is worth defending............

This establishment, which like the revolutionaries of the 1960s is hoping to reshape Western society, has also brought us historic inflation; a new oil shock; rising food prices and scarcity; orders to give up fossil fuel-powered automobiles in favor of electric cars or public transportation; greater dependency on expensive and unreliable “green” energy; cruel pandemic lockdowns; and iron-fisted vaccine and mask mandates. It wants more privilege and power for itself, less autonomy for the working class and those who aren’t on board with its manipulations.

“​​What we’re getting is what the establishment does want; if we don’t like it, tough,” writes University of Tennessee law professor and Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds.

The assassins of America also control our institutions, from the corporate behemoths, to universities, private foundations, and local schools. Those whose opinions aren’t tolerated are shouted down, intimidated, and sometimes injured when they try to speak in public settings, such as college lectures. Executives issue mindless statements that further empower Democrats’ turpitude in response to the enactment of reasonable laws, and even move professional sporting events when lawmakers dare cross the narrative instituted by the left.

No wonder an overwhelming portion of the nation is convinced the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction. It is.......To Read More....