US Politics
A Party Adrift and a Nation Remembering: Coherence Lost on Two Fronts
The Republican Party is struggling with ideological and intellectual incoherence, exemplified by a midterm convention centered on a pledge to Donald Trump and a promise of direct cash payments, while the nation somberly marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a day that irrevocably shifted America's place in a more dangerous world. The sight of a major political party demanding personal fealty while offering fiscally reckless promises, juxtaposed against a solemn reflection on national unity lost, is a gut-wrenching portrait of a democracy adrift, forgetting the shared purpose that once defined us.
