On Point: Making America Great Again

Here's Thomas Friedman as a guest on "On Point", speaking about his new book "That Used to Be Us".  There's a link on the website that allows you to stream the audio of the program.  An excerpt:

But although this book’s perspective on the present is gloomy, its hopes and expectations for the future are high. We know that America can meet its challenges. After all, that’s the America where we grew up.

Thoughts?