I read something recently in one of the umpteen geo-political newsletters I have subscribed to in the past six months about how everything is so messed up that it’s just plain exhausting. The writer decided he was going to become a digital hermit and never go outside again. Rather extreme, but one line caught my attention: “Democracy is a total yard sale.” I’d never looked at it that way before. Our country’s very foundation is on the chopping block, up for grabs to the highest lowly bidder, despite an economy in tatters, endless attacks on the rule of law and so much chaos. Perhaps “total yard sale” is a perfect…