The World Blog by humble servant.

In 1970, Walt Kelly’s beloved cartoon character Pogo famously uttered the phrase, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” At that time, the little possum’s observation could be categorized as humor or satire. Today it has been elevated into the realm of prophecy. When President Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley and others have stated publicly that the greatest threat to the United States is not China or Russia but, instead, vast numbers of American citizens now labeled as “domestic terrorists” and/or “white supremacists,” it is clear that there has been a sea change in how we think of our country and our fellow Americans. A recent report by the Rasmussen polling firm illustrates just how deeply these divisive attitudes have permeated our polarized national politics. In this poll, likely voters were asked who is the United States’s “greatest enemy” and the results showed that “nearly 40 percent of Americans don’t choose a foreign power but name a dom...