Clearly the direction of the country, as well as Ms. Warren's political positions, are a matter of perception.  I believe she is quite far left, and that the country, in general, has been moving leftwards for the past 15+ yrs and has just begun a rightwards tilt the past couple years.  That is the way it has been historically, and likely will be for the foreseeable future.  I agree with you that a balance is needed, although I suspect we disagree on exactly what that balance would look like.