by Jack Butler
We shouldn’t look to a ‘coach in chief’ to rescue us politically from the top down. We should look to those around us to maintain and restore our civic life from the bottom up.
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Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz campaigns in West Ellis, Wis., November 4, 2024.
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Even at our most politically cynical, Americans would probably not want to have a king.
Presidential elections can be dissatisfactory. But today ought at least to remind us that the responsibility to determine our political leaders falls to us. Given how that often turns out, Election Day can become an occasion to imagine a better politics. One headed not by a king, but also maybe not by a president. What about a “coach”?
About the Author
Jack Butler is a former submissions editor at National Review.
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Even at our most politically cynical, Americans would probably not want to have a king.
Presidential elections can be dissatisfactory. But today ought at least to remind us that the responsibility to determine our political leaders falls to us. Given how that often turns out, Election Day can become an occasion to imagine a better politics. One headed not by a king, but also maybe not by a president. What about a “coach”?
About the Author
Jack Butler is a former submissions editor at National Review.
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