A Self-Reflective Reflection
While I try to keep my posts factual and center the argument around introductions of policy, today I want to rant about morality. This inspiration came from two books I had finished this week, His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham, and Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan. While both are incredible stories in history of actions taken by an impassioned civil rights leader and inspired speech writer respectively, these books highlighted the continued moral struggle of America. Their stories, battles, and beliefs are why I love this country. Both stories made the fights of the past a framing device for the struggles of the present. That we are fighting now was not an indictment of our society, but an ongoing symbol of the transforming America. The struggle itself is the true representation: we are not perfect,...