Middle Class Squeeze

Allow me a moment, please, to ruminate upon a general topic impacting us all. It has been a tough decade or so for Western, capitalist democracies. There's "this economy," where most of the world would welcome the slow growth we've seen in the U.S. Islamic terror that continues to plague the world, especially the Middle East. (Does anyone remember the time–not so long ago–when Syria was seen as fertile ground for franchising?) A tide of migrants and refugees threatens to overwhelm the world's ability to address their needs. Presidential candidates who want to build walls and end free trade–as if walling us off from the world will solve our problems. Pope Francis coming to the United States and reminding us of our responsibility to our fellow man.