TLDR: The crisis in democratic governance is founded in a series of cultural crises, like the loneliness epidemic, the mental health crisis, the crisis of masculinity.

We should not take these problems "lying down" - there is a role for government, as well as civic society, to play in alleviating these crises.

Likewise, there is no holistic #progressive critique of the crisis of masculinity, no intentionally crafted positive picture of what progressive men should strive for in their personal and public lives. Why not? Again this is a tremendous cultural problem with huge implications for everyone's way of life. Conservatives are not quiet on this issue, progressives should have something to say - and more importantly, much to do - about it.

The last time we faced a crisis this grave threatening our way of life, during the Cold War, we mobilized every lever of government and civic society to defend ourselves. Now that our democratic way of life is threatened by domestic problems, we need to rise to the challenge again.