State of the Union Autumn 2024

One Nation, Divisible

by Robert Schmuhl ’70

Can a country torn asunder reclaim a common purpose?

• Americans Go to the Poles

• Discourse Correction

• Disagreement in Principle

• A Part, Not Apart

• Institutional Renewal

• Recollecting Ourselves

• Democracy and Its Discontents

• As We Forgive

• Fixing the Old Fridge

• Ballot Measures

• Incentive Structure

• A Matter of Life and Death

• The Political Climate

• Pressing America’s Advantage in Asia

• Restoring Faith in the System

Cashore Leave

by Matt Cashore ’94

An aviation aficionado, who also dabbles in photography, takes off to document life on a Navy aircraft carrier.