Democratic presidential candidates are turning into gloom merchants

Published July 12, 2019 3:00am ET



The United States is the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world. Every week, hundreds of people risk life and limb to try to enter it. You have a strong economy, an open political system, and the most innovative companies on the planet. The rest of the world watches your movies, learns your language, copies your clothes.

Why, then, is the country so grouchy?

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