How to glue together a cracked nation
It is customary to the point of cliché for U.S. politicians to follow rough-and-tumble campaigns with calls for unity and consensus. The alchemy of the ballot box is supposed to turn Republicans and Democrats back into Americans. Magnanimous in victory. Decorous in defeat.
That norm felt a little frayed this week. Yes, victory speeches had the usual grace notes. “Clearly, people
