A conversation with John Adams

A graphic of a drawn rendition of John Adams, with the letters and words "W.W.J.A.D.: What would John Adams do?" superimposed to the image's left.

After a visit to Boston, we reached across the centuries to hear what famous New Englander John Adams might have to say about 21st-century America.

On civic resilience

If urgency gets us into the fight, conviction helps us stick with it. Urgency shows up with signs and speeches; conviction shows up again the next day with open ears and steady hands.