We are witnessing, yet again, the orderly transition of power, one of the most remarkable aspects of U.S. history. True, there remain diehards who refuse to admit that the election is over, but it has ever been thus. We take for granted that the losing side will vacate the halls of power. Yet there is nothing automatic about this. Around the world, there are still lots of places where the governing party calls out the tanks if it happens not to like the election results. Nothing like that has ever occurred in the U.S., and by God’s grace it never will.
Well: Eternal vigilance, and all that.