Decades Of Dysfunction Have Produced Today’s Reckoning

If one were to seek some descriptive words to describe the societal and financial mess in which we Americans now find ourselves, I suggest the following would be an apt simile: It often feels like rabid monkeys are dropping from the trees, chasing us down the street, and biting us on our butts. Of course, this does not describe everyone’s situation; many Americans (usually those who live far away from a Democrat-run major cities) are perfectly content and enjoying their lives, families, and jobs. Remember that the freaked-out people posting those videos about their miserable lives are generally from places such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles—very few in rural Kansas or a small city in Texas are crying in their cars on TikTok. However, given that roughly 80% of our nation’s population lives in areas that are classified Read more