2026-07-01
29 分钟More people, more devices, more AI.
The way we live today takes a lot of energy.
Wind and solar are powerful, but not always available.
That's where natural gas comes in, with reliable energy whenever it's needed.
Companies like Energy Transfer work behind the scenes,
safely transporting these resources to facilities across the country through a network of underground pipelines.
Learn more at ittakesenergy.com.
I'm David Leonhardt, an editorial director in New York Times Opinion.
And this is America's Next Story, a series about the ideas that once held our country together
and those that might do so again.
We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.
Ask not what your country can do for you.
Ask what you can do for your country.
America is too great for small dreams.
Change is what's happening in America.
And we will make America great again.
God bless you and good for you.
Today, I'm talking with Jill Lepore, the historian and best-selling author.
She has a theory about why our political system seems so stuck,
about why we used to be a country of dynamism and aren't anymore.