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What I am wondering is when did character building fall out of vogue and why? There is such a dearth of leadership in our time. Where is this generation's MLK to rouse us from the current state of moral and intellectual stupor

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Well Silas, those are some tough questions. If wonder if it won't be a collective effort to rouse us from our "stupor" as you aptly put it. Francesca Block just published a piece with MLK's former speechwriter (now 93 years old!) addressing some of these issues:

https://www.thefp.com/p/mlk-speechwriter-trying-to-save-soul-of-america?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=260347&post_id=140633365&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=8rmbe&utm_medium=email

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