Here we are, led like sheep into an election to choose whether Joe Biden or Donald Trumpshould lead America at this perilous time. A clear majority disfavor the choice. Nor do the hot buttons of political debate between woke progressives vs. right wing conspiracists align with the views of most Americans.

Out in the real world, nothing much about government works as it should, with porous borders, broken schools, and homeless encampments. The list is long. Mandatory speech codes and other indignities of the nanny state fuel growing resentment.

The political parties point fingers instead of offering visions for better government. The Democratic Party finds itself in a vise, squeezed by competing interests and unable to lead anywhere new. Its political strategy is never-Trump.

The Trump-led Republican Party is on a roll with its attacks on the broken institutions of government. But Trump has no vision for how to govern better, and it's hard to see him leading reforms that unify the country.