Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

A Letter to the Protesters

The price of democracy has just gone up.

November 10, 2016 at 7:26 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

In search of release.
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Dear Protesters:

I'm glad you were able to march. It's empowering and cathartic and washes away some of the anxiety that the election has generated.