Think about all the problems there are. The globe is getting warmer and we're not doing enough about it. American health care has been a mess for decades and people aren't getting any healthier. The NYC subway system is melting down. I could obviously keep going. The political response to these huge, difficult problems—and increasingly the popular response as well—is to not do much of anything: to deny, to equivocate, or to take symbolic action that leaves the underlying issue untouched.
#16: 99 Non-Problems
#16: 99 Non-Problems
#16: 99 Non-Problems
Think about all the problems there are. The globe is getting warmer and we're not doing enough about it. American health care has been a mess for decades and people aren't getting any healthier. The NYC subway system is melting down. I could obviously keep going. The political response to these huge, difficult problems—and increasingly the popular response as well—is to not do much of anything: to deny, to equivocate, or to take symbolic action that leaves the underlying issue untouched.