It is with great dejection that I watched the Democratic National Convention, just as it will surely be with great dejection that I watch the Republican alternative next week. For the second straight election, I see not even a halfway decent choice for president. Indeed, I see awful prospects no matter who wins.

I write in the first person, but I believe there are millions of others who feel as I do. And I, we, just don’t know what to do to change things.