The Great Society - Published by the AJC

December 11^th 2016

The Sunday edition of the AJC contains stories and columns reinforcing my concern that America stands perilously close to the brink. Jay Bookman lays out the case for taking the Russian interference in our electoral process extremely seriously, yet Trump thumbs his nose at it. The KKK are reported to be annoyed at being called white supremacists as they gain stature as a result of the horrible election we just went through. Leonard Pitts writes his most poignant and damning column ever on the lack of justice for blacks in our country whilst still holding out hope that America really could be a place of principles, equality, and tolerance.  The failing infrastructure of our country is exemplified in the story on lock no 52 on the Ohio River which, if it failed, would impact huge swathes of our economy and result in massive inflation. And the front pages lay out the horror of doctors gone rogue, and show the depth to which our society has fallen. 

In less than a month we will replace a most considerate and gentlemanly president, with a man who seems to have no principles and glorifies only wealth and power. We will move from a scandal free, rational and serious administration to one that smacks of nepotism, egoism, irrational behavior, and self-centered glorification. We have come too far to let this grand experiment fail, and only through the reasonable efforts of serious professional journalists, like those at the AJC, will Trump be held accountable.