With respect to Ukraine, the only disagreement I have with the professor's chart is that I don't think Ukraine has deteriorated since 2008. I think Ukrainians are struggling with many of the same issues that we all face, but they are doing so under far worse conditions and under actual military assault by Russia. One thing we could do is back Ukraine—not simply its resistance against Russian aggression, but also its efforts to reform itself and try to Europeanize itself.
I think that the notion of inevitable deterioration of democracy, if this idea gains currency, can be self-perpetuating. I think we can break that cycle. I think Ukrainians are trying, and I think we ought to back them.
That's one thing we could do. Another—