Micah Harris grew up on a Texas ranch then moved to Washington, D.C., where he studies old books, writes novels, and works as a consultant for the U.S. Government.

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This Is Not the One You Seek

by Micah Harris 03-23-2016
The Nation's Scramble to Find a Good Leader
Crowd at a Marco Rubio rally

Crowd at a Marco Rubio rally Feb. 27 in Kennesaw, Ga., Michael Powell / Shutterstock.com

Nearly everyone I know believes that one or more of the presidential candidates is an exceptionally bad leader, and this leaves us to grapple with why so many of our fellow Americans support them. Personally, I reject public stupidity as an explanation for anything. Our people deserve a more generous attempt to understand them. So let us look deeper.