And so it goes. My candidate lost, my party lost, and we will now have all branches of government under Republican control.

Much has been said about this already, though for now I’m beyond the point of hearing it. Like many of us I’m engaged in some soul-searching and education about what it means to be an American in 2016, and what it might look like for my kids when they get to be my age. I’m trying to keep my mind and heart open to the possibility that a toxic personality like Donald Trump...