“An epitaph for the United States”

From today’s installment of Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American:

The American people spent the whole day wondering if their mad king would destroy the world, only to find out he was terrorizing them in order to protect his ego after starting a disastrous war. Throughout the day, Democratic members of Congress have called for Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to recall the Senate and for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to recall the House of Representatives from break to end the war in Iran and start the process of removing Trump from office.

Trump’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” was not just a reference to Iran. If he had destroyed Iran in our names, unhampered by the Republican Congress members who have vowed to defend the U.S. Constitution, it would also have been an epitaph for the United States of America.

Last night we went to a voice recital by Rebecca von Kamp, a soprano, not long after the destruction of Iran had been called off. We heard music by Adam Gwon (new to me), W.A. Mozart, Francis Poulenc, Ned Rorem, and Stephen Sondheim, among others. And for a wonderful hour or so, there was nothing but music in our minds.