Want to end America’s uncivil war? Defund the fear

Millions of Texans lost power when our electrical grid buckled to Arctic storms so cold, they froze our gas pipelines, nuclear water pumps and wind generators. Instead of tackling the problem, we blamed each other.

Politicians across the nation immediately sprang into partisan form, some Democrats blaming Texans for our longtime oil and gas leadership, some Republicans denigrating our thriving wind and solar power infrastructure.

Polarization is tearing our nation apart, and little is getting done. Yet America’s uncivil war is like a made-for-TV reality show custom-designed by what we...