An Insubstantial Race

Peggy Noonan: “Actually, it’s amazing that during an existential crisis — a crisis that is economic, cultural and political, and that bears on our role and purpose in the world — both candidates for our highest office have felt free to be so… well, insubstantial. Neither Mr. Romney nor Mr. Obama has caught hold of the overall meaning of his candidacy, Mr. Romney because so far he’s chosen not to, and Mr. Obama because he’s tried and failed.”