February 2018
In a Democracy, Character Matters.
This column is not just launching an attack on President Trump, although his character does matter. Rather, it explores the overall issue of good character and the role it plays in the survival of a democracy. Since John F. Kennedy's influential book Profiles in Courage, there has been little attention to what good character is and how essential it is in keeping us a good country.
Good character could be defined as behavior that promotes "doing the right thing," even when more...