Charles M. Blow: We are always a cat’s whisker away from calamity

One of the most sobering statements from President Joe Biden’s speech this month on protecting democracy was one that might well have gone unnoticed by many who heard it or read about it. In the speech, Biden pointed out, “The remarkable thing about American democracy is this: Just enough of us, on just enough occasions, have chosen not to dismantle democracy but to preserve democracy.”