Changed political circumstances are rarely a reason to give up on one’s values. But they can absolutely be a reason to recognize that the best way to pursue these values has changed. And so long as those of us who believe in the fundamental values of free and democratic societies refuse to recognize that the world of yesteryear is gone for good, we will keep losing. It is only by imagining and advancing a vision for a different future—one that takes seriously the reasons why the old world has broken apart without giving up on our most fundamental moral commitments—that we stand a fighting chance.