 how much we're tearing one another apart, how much we're being torn apart, and asking the questions that I hope I ask in the book. How do we do it differently? How can we be better? How can we protect this country of ours, which for all its flaws, I think most of us can and should agree, is a blessed and worthy place. The American experiment matters, and let's treat that with the respect and the care that it calls for and deserves.