Without serious attention toward healing our divides, our pain will continue to be used for political gain and the people of this country will be torn further apart. The Council would look after the country's unity the way the National Economic Council looks after the country's prosperity. A Council for National Unity could find inspiration on a larger scale from organizations that are working for the greater good in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Critics may wonder why something as fundamental as national unity can't just emerge organically or worry that a commitment to unity might stifle dissent. We must work purposefully and proactively to redefine American identity and cultivate our unity if we are to live together in peace.

Source: CNN September 13, 2020 00:33 UTC