It is far too easy, in today’s frenetic, hyper-partisan and politically charged environment, to lose sight of all we have to be grateful for. Thanksgiving, and perhaps the holiday season more broadly, is a good time to change that focus for the better.
Growing up, Thanksgiving was always -- by far -- my favorite holiday on the American civic calendar. It still is today. And while I have fond memories of playing football on Thanksgiving Day with childhood friends and eating turkey legs smothered in gravy, it was obvious to me at a fairly young age that Thanksgiving is about far more than that.Thanksgiving is, as the name implies, about ...
