What August showed us about America

One August in America tested the nation’s mettle. Years from now, that’s what historians will say. Harvests traditionally begin in August, and last month in Charlottesville the United States reaped the bitter product of its divisions. But as the month went on we also found ways to come together through a celestial phenomenon and a vicious act of Mother Nature. Both the eclipse and Harvey reminded us how minuscule we are. And maybe we needed some perspective. It’s been a [&helli