Carla Seaquist is a writer, commentator, and playwright. Since 9/11 she has been writing commentary on politics, culture, and ethical-moral issues, first for The Christian Science Monitor, then HuffPost, and now Medium. Her latest book is Vol. II, Can America Save Itself from Decline? Earlier books include Manufacturing Hope: Post-9/11 Notes on Politics, Culture, Torture, and the American Character and Two Plays of Life and Death. Long a resident of Washington, DC, she now lives in the “other” Washington (Gig Harbor) with her husband, Larry, a former Navy captain and former state legislator.