You can't understand America without understanding the Puritans. In many ways, we're still living out their legacy in ways that are good and bad.

As we see dislocation and disruption in certain parts of the country, from rural areas to my home in the industrial Midwest, and in the economy, this leads to a kind of disorientation and loss of community and identity. That void can be filled through constructive and positive things, like community involvement or family.

I think people are just puzzled by why people where I'm from make the political choices sometimes that they do.

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