America’s Dangerous New Era Demands a New Kind of Greatness

You can tell Tom Klingenstein is a good leader by his focus on mission. He proposes “preserving the American way of life” as the new why of the Republican Party. Klingenstein’s essay sets a powerful frame for understanding America’s escalating ideological divide.

To succeed, we must combine his attention to mission with two other ingredients: urgency and vision.

This week, of all weeks, it should be obvious to anyone paying attention that we cannot take for granted America’s continued success as a nation. Yet many Republicans have a situational...