What this, and the article leaves out, is the US is a collection of 50 states. With 50 separate legislatures and 50 separate law enforcement mechanisms. That's why our republic isn't "worse than it is," we're not bound by waiting for the federal government to solve problems, and probably shouldn't examine the situation through that lens either.
Furthermore, I'm not sad because they don't understand, I'm sad because they weren't _taught_ these subjects in school. If the purpose of public education is to produce public citizens, then we've failed miserably. Meandering articles castigating unfounded notions of "corruption" are looking in entirely the wrong direction.
Furthermore, I'm not sad because they don't understand, I'm sad because they weren't _taught_ these subjects in school. If the purpose of public education is to produce public citizens, then we've failed miserably. Meandering articles castigating unfounded notions of "corruption" are looking in entirely the wrong direction.