Reading commentary about the recent elections, I thought of an observation of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

Feynman said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."

That is, we must always be disciplined in looking at things as they are and not bend to the temptation to see them as we wish them to be.

After the recent Democratic election sweep, we are hearing that there is unhappiness out there.

But is this really news?

Currently, Gallup reports that 27 percent of Americans are satisfied with the direction of the country.

This number has not been over 40 percent since 2020. It has not been over 50 percent since 2002.

These are the percentages of Americans expressing "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in these major institutions of our country, as of June 2025: Congress -- 10 percent, television news -- 11 percent, big business -- 15 percent, the criminal justice system -- 17 percent, newspapers -- 17 percent, large technology companies -- 24 percent, U.S. Supreme Court -- 27 percent, public schools -- 29 percent, organized labor -- 29 percent, banks -- 30 percent,........

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