I’m in my late 50s, but elections still make me feel like I’m supposed to shut up and let the grown-ups talk.

The us-them thinking of modern Trumpist populism is nothing new. Americans have been responding to duress with xenophobia and anti-government narratives since the country's founding.

This moment is an opportunity for trusted adults, and especially faith leaders, to connect with young people and find out how their spirituality is connected to their feelings about Dobbs v. Jackson.

According to a rash of new polls, Americans have come together over the belief that the country’s major institutions are seriously out of whack.

“This rush to execute would be reckless in any state, but Oklahoma in particular has a horrendous track record for problematic executions.”

The idea that the government should broadly reflect the values of the majority of the governed is in serious trouble.