Exploring the value of language immersion with Babel and reviewing the theme of grievance culture in American society, highlighting the shift from optimism to pessimism and factors fueling this cultural phenomenon.
Tocqueville noted that Americans forever brood over advantages they do not possess, but now our grievance culture has run amok. From the aggrieved-in-chief, Trump, who just can't catch a break, to the social justice warriors who apply the same lens to every situation, we're losing the line between what is righteous and what is bratty. Frank Bruni joins Tim Miller today.