 David, you've served in the federal government. You were chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee back in the 70s, deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy during the Carter administration. The democracy has faced other heavy periods before. It feels rather heavy today. Is there something different this time around? You are, I feel like it's safe to say, a student of history. You respect past leaders and what they've done. How do you make sense of this particular political and historical period?