Why isn’t peace on anyone’s platform?
Why isn’t peace on anyone’s platform?
by Nicholas Burns
The Boston Globe
IS THE word “peace’’ disappearing from our national conversation? Armies of talking heads, bloggers, and op-ed opinionators assault us daily on every subject . . . but rarely on peace. When was the last time we heard a national leader of either party, especially one running for president, put the goal of peace at the center of a political platform or place it among our highest national aspirations?