Two decades ago last September, President Gordon B. Fortunately, the remedy is simple, and little did I know the book I picked up on a whim a few weeks ago has the blueprints for moving forward. What’s missing is foresight and a fundamental commitment to principle that can withstand fluctuations in public attitudes. It’s the sort of “instability, injustice and confusion” that, according to James Madison, have been “the mortal diseases under which popular governments have everywhere perished.” One has replaced its platform with a cantankerous man who will soon be out of a job, and the other offers a buffet of woke appetizers that nauseates much of middle America. The 2020 election cycle underscored the predicament: Neither party has built upon a foundation that can last more than a few more years without crumbling. Republicans and Democrats need major repairs.
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