So at least for today, let’s remember:
There’s no better place on Earth to start a business, take a risk, dream big — doing what you chose to do, where you chose to do it.
We’re the widest, deepest, richest, most transparent economy anywhere — the engine behind phenomenal growth and wealth.
We’re the greatest meritocracy on earth, unshackled from limits of age or pedigree. We’re wired for risk.
We can think, say and worship as we please without fear of imprisonment. Faith may be fading, but the freedom to practice is unfettered.
We stir and enjoy a magical cocktail of democracy, capitalism and individual freedom that produces history-bending ideas like AI.
We’re protected by the world’s strongest military — at once the most feared and the most sought after by other nations for help.
We’ve got two protective oceans on our shoulders, friendly neighbors to our north and south, and abundant energy beneath us.
We’ve racked up four straight years of record energy production on our soil.
We’ve created history’s longest-surviving democracy, with a rare ability to evolve and meet the craziest challenges.
We’re still young — and learning.
The bottom line: Most people are NORMAL. They’re good, hardworking, generous. They volunteer, help you shovel in a storm and don’t dunk on strangers online.