That’s it, America. That’s our problem. It’s a “followership problem.” We’re no longer humble enough to do what we’re told. David Brooks tells us so.

I don’t think it takes much imagination to notice that our collective grasp of the real is not what it could be. If it were, the permafrost would not be thawing. “Grab this branch and never let go” is a consistent refrain in today’s public life. The last thing the powers want is a reinvigorated imaginative public bent on the re-enchantment of the world.