{"id":11939,"date":"2026-11-10T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=11939"},"modified":"2026-11-10T08:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:38:25","slug":"a-more-hopeful-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=11939","title":{"rendered":"A More Hopeful Era"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our vast collection of \u201ccoffee-table books\u201d includes one about JFK, featuring some of the many, many photographs of him and his family taken for Life<\/em> magazine. It reproduces many of his inspiring reflections<\/a> on leading a powerful nation, including, \u201cIf a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember those days of hopefulness and youthful energy. Some commentators on last week’s election have noted the number of successful candidates who are on the younger side, and many of the winners’ smiling, not scowling, demeanor. Interviewing voters around the country, they found people across the political spectrum who are fed up with all the vitriol and attempts to turn friends, neighbors, and family members into enemies. Me, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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