THE FUSE

As Americans prepare to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, what it means to love one’s country has become as important as who should lead it. Love of country is fundamentally connected to identity, since our sense of self is often intertwined with how we understand our country’s past, respond to its present, and imagine its future. Yet, the challenge today is not whether to love our country, but how to love it in a way that strengthens rather than divides us.