Dickens’ ‘Christmas Carol’ could help Americans revitalize our spirit
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Dickens’ ‘Christmas Carol’ could help Americans revitalize our spirit and give us our own redemption story. We can begin our own journey in Victorian England.
K.T. McFarland was President Trump’s Deputy National Security Advisor. She is a board member of the American Conservative Union and author of the best-selling book, Revolution: Trump, Washington and "We the People."
Instead, let’s use that time to revisit a yuletide classic – Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol." It’s easy enough to find: books, e-books, audiobooks, musicals and movies abound. If the original story is too old-fashioned for you, try one of the dozen remakes set in modern times.
It’s a tale of a single man’s redemption, but it ultimately inspired the redemption of the British Empire. These days, we could use some redemption here in America.