A Love Letter to America

America is great—except for all the reasons it isn't. In this new year, should we come to terms with our country's "shittiness"?

Happy new year! To start the year on a positive albeit provocative note, I wanted to share an adapted version of an essay I wrote last year at Wisdom of Crowds. It’s basically a love letter to America—both because it’s a great country but also because it can often be “shitty.”

This piece captures important shifts in my own thinking that have taken place…