“We can shoot rockets into space but we can’t cure anger or discontent.” — from John Steinbeck’s “The Winter of our Discontent”

It seems we have come full circle — complaining about everything so much that we’ve come to believe the country is on the fast track to the dumpster. For one summer day, we all wave flags to celebrate our country and by Tuesday we were back to political sniping.

We need to re-examine our “pursuit of happiness.”

If you like John Steinbeck, you’ve ...