Farhad Manjoo: Can America Survive 2020?

My wife, Helen, and I got into a quarrel the other day about how to plan for America’s bleak future. Our family needs to replace an aging car, but I’ve been hesitant, wary of making any new financial commitments as the nation accelerates into the teeth of political chaos or cataclysm. What if, after the election, we need to make a run for it? Why squander spare cash on a new car?Helen thinks I’m being alarmist — that I’m LARPing “The Handmaid’s Tale,&rdq