Commentary: New Hampshire’s kitchen-table issues carry the weight of the world

At any kitchen table in any small New Hampshire town, the challenges are immense and layered. In the most panoramic view, our kitchen-table family can see ancient and ever-present existential threats come into focus: war, famine and pestilence. Each looming catastrophe, however dormant or remote, holds the potential to dismantle not only a household but entire societies, rapidly and irrevocably. In the 20th century, two new world-enders emerged — nuclear proliferation and climate change. And now comes the rise of artificial intelligence. Every nation on the planet must contend with these threats, all while navigating challenges unique to their geography, politics, economy and levels of wealth inequality. So along with these various avenues for apocalypse, the United States faces internal threats to its existence. Chief among them is the influence of money in politics, which compromises the nation’s ability to place public servants in a position to serve the public good.

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