Former Sen. Ben Sasse, dying of cancer, on his hopes for America's future

Ben Sasse would like a final word. At the age of 54, the former U.S. senator of Nebraska is dying of pancreatic cancer. But a new drug is giving him extra time — time to hear his appeal for reason in Washington and community at home. Sasse is a conservative Republican of independent thought. With a PhD in American history, he once told his fellow senators "the people despise us all… because we are not doing our job." His cancer therapy leaves him looking seriously sunburned. …