The Power of Positive Thinking

Can Biden's optimism restore America?

One thing about America that endlessly fascinates me is the role that optimism has played in its history.

Optimism is America’s defining trait, and the ultimate source of its strength. By charting optimism’s ebbs and flows, we can perhaps say something about America in the world, and hazard a guess or two as to where things might be heading in the wake o…