The Wife and I just got back from stimulating the economy of Europe: a week in Iceland, then Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Holland. Our VISA bill will arrive by postal forklift. Still, it was good to get away, especially when the headlines at home were dominated by the president telling the UN their countries are “going to hell,” the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk, and the firestorm over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from ABC. 5,796 miles of separation were not enough to inoculate us from the relentless churn of outrages and awfulness that dominates contemporary American life.

It’s always risky to draw conclusions about life in other countries while on a leisure trip, but it’s fair to say I saw no sign of anyone “going to hell.” Just the opposite. We drove the entire perimeter of Iceland a

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