Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and scores of other cops gave him a guard of honor as the 27-year-old was escorted from the hospital in a wheelchair.

Their survival — and the country’s political health — depends on it. Nafees Alam is a professor in social work at Boise (Idaho) State University. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

Nafees Alam is a professor in social work at Boise (Idaho) State University. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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