cannot control it. Tragedy is a reminder that the suburban life is not universal. What we have in common as human beings is not our drive for success; it’s our experience of suffering. There are many things that lift Americans comfortably above the rest of the world. We spend more on lattes in a month than many people around the world earn in a year. But tragedy is the great equalizer. It reminds us that no matter how rich, how comfortable, how powerful, how successful we are—or how big our SUVs are