As I've said before, it's a measure of this political moment in America that Russian black humor suddenly feels totally right A pessimist is someone who says, "We've hit rock bottom" An optimists is someone who says, "Oh no we haven't!"
What worries me is that future generations may remember our days as a golden age. We have a liberal democracy, rule of law, and functioning hospitals and schools. We have food and housing, books and basically free access to the sum of all human knowledge. But it won't last.