“… when a job went wrong, you went back to the beginning. And this is where we got the job. So it’s the beginning, and I’m staying till Vizzini comes.”
It’s a less-famous line by the character Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride, but perhaps one more fitting for our current moment in the American experiment.
Regardless of how you feel about our recent election—whether hopeful or disheartened—there’s a shared sense that something isn’t quite right. It feels like we’re off track. It feels like the job has gone wrong.
And as Inigo reminds us, when a job goes wrong, you go back to the beginning. For us, the beginning is the U.S. Constitution. It’s the foundation of our republic—the framework our founders gave us to weather moments of division, turmoil, and uncertainty. And as Benjamin Franklin famously answered to the question of what type of government had been delivered, it’s “a republic, if you can keep it.”
So that’s where we’re headed — back to the beginning. For the next 21 weeks, every Sunday and Wednesday, we’ll serve up bite-sized portions of the Constitution. Each reading will be paired with a short survey to spark your thoughts and reflections.
This isn’t a history lesson. It’s a chance to revisit the principles that built this nation and ask how they apply today. It’s an invitation to think about how we, the people, are doing in our moment as stewards of the American experiment.
Come along if you wish; you can find the first installment — The Preamble — right here!
