Our leaders in Congress and in the two major parties have become so oblivious and so entrenched as to have ignored the growing dissatisfaction and anxiety of the American public. The rumblings have been growing for the last seven or eight years. A groundswell of citizens has opted for a new direction — Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, both outsiders offering dramatic change. Other Western nations are also demanding the reinvention of their governments. This restlessness has occurred in a rapidly changing global economy. Digital technologies and social media have upended traditional communications in both politics and commerce.