Covid stalks and haunts the country; political pillars are crumbling; the economy is in deep distress; the nation is scarred and divided; nationally and internationally, the reputation of the United States as an exemplar of "freedom and democracy" is badly tarnished.

We're in an awful mess. How did it happen, and how do we get out of it? 

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