To the editor:
Goldberg is right—the president is supposed to “preside” over a country that is basically in disunity and faithfully execute the law. The current president does neither, and because the Republicans have fallen into lockstep behind him, he “presides” only over his own narcissistic, authoritarian whims with impunity.
This country stands little chance of ever again unifying over anything. I have never seen us so polarized. I truly fear for our democracy.
To echo Benjamin Franklin, we have a republic if we can keep it, but I honestly don’t think we can.
Rebecca Hertsgaard, Palm Desert
