We are suffering the logical conclusions of certain of Ayn Rand's philosophy, causing our politics to become uncompromising and Silicon Valley-type economic individualism to run amuck.

When the actuating individual is the center of his/her Universe, anything that compromises white-hot ambition , such as fairly paid workers, reasonable regulations, and, an some cases, concern for the planet and its other self-actuating individuals, becomes substrate for pleas to kindred thinking politicians.

When principles are urged, and once determined, there will be no compromise of those principles, political debate over pleadings of constituents falls into the waste cans of the minority party.

The coronavirus pandemic and George Floyd's brutal murder picked us up, worldwide, and shook us by our shoulders

The continual touting of the so-called best economy any one has ever seen, that sees lines of its beneficiaries having to wait in line for food only a week into the pandemic, blinded our view of it's fragile state.  The persistent rebounds of Wall Street testify to the true recipients of the largesse of Trump's economic brags. (I'm not unmindful of my kid's 401Ks.) 

Poverty-stricken blacks, harboring all the illnesses caused by the stresses of historic racism, died from the virus into our consciences; as did George Floyd.

We've been there before Mick.  In the end, our differences sort out through our politics. Our founders guaranteed that. "Throw the bastards out" echoes through our history.  George Floyd will spur young voters to the polls as never before.   

The suspense revolves around how many ways Trump will cheat to stay in his self-aggrandizing position of power. Recent statements by heads of the military relieve my mind of his using it as one. There are considerably more registered Democrats than Republicans.  If they come out to vote, we'll see change like no one has ever seen before.

Will Ayn Rand continue to hang over the halls of our political debate?  I hope not.