Speaking of America: 'An optimist who wears body armor'
Robert Lewis describes himself as “an optimist who wears body armor.” He has seen the need for both.
Mr. Lewis is a National Park Service ranger. He is in the protection division, so he does wear a Kevlar vest. Until recently, he was a policeman in San Francisco, often patrolling the grimy underbelly of the urban circus, what he calls “the bottom of the bottom.”
When his wife had a baby,
