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A Word for Our Troubled Times

Too many people are living fragmented lives.

First published in The Atlantic on March 8, 2026.

by Peter Wehner, The Atlantic
April 9, 2026 | reading time: 7 Min.

IN HIS 2024 book The Age of Grievance, Frank Bruni argues that America is suffering from a cultural sickness. We are angry, acrimonious, and indignant, he observes, consumed by resentments and committed to retaliation.

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