Para bellum

America is at war. It has been for some time. But now the conflict has spilled into the streets. Shots have been fired. Blows have been exchanged. And we’re witnessing a fascinating blend of political subversion and terrorism with technology and media. The battle between collectivist and individualist philosophies has gone hot in America.

America was founded on the grand idea that people could govern themselves, provided a loose framework of authority was established to codify the boundaries of personal behavior. Key to the success of the effort was the acceptance of that framework by the publ...