The pride and spirit of the proverbial "Shining City On A Hill,' in Ronald Reagan's illuminating phrase, has been battered by an unprecedented confluence of overlapping crises that have created a collective anxiety as oppressive as rancid smoke. But even as the stature of political leaders seems to diminish in the face of our growing challenges, a few voices ring out above the maddening cacophony and summon our 'better angels.' They offer the calming reassurance that America has weathered such storms before and will prevail again. In this episode, Common Ground with Jane Whitney assembles a series of one-on-one conversations with influential thinkers and public policy experts who have studied how the country has survived its most challenging moments and whose voices ring out with the moral clarity that inspires a broad cross section of Americans.