May You Live in Interesting Times

Can we truly be hopeful in this season of looking ahead to the new year?    I haven't done the research I would normally do before sharing a link, but this is the second time today that people I generally trust have posted this stuff.  If anyone has further insights or comments to share on this subject, I'd be glad to hear them.

http://www.thrivemovement.com/when-enforcers-become-allies.blog