Spending time in Washington, D.C., these days poses an almost existential problem: How do we stay hopeful during this bleak season? David Cole, the renowned First Amendment lawyer, offered an answer recently, at a reception in his honor hosted by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg at the Supreme Court. A small group of progressive lawyers, ACLU members, refugees from Democratic Administrations, and other like-minded folks were in attendance. Quoting Cornel West and Roberto Unger, Cole said, ...