A surprisingly thoughtful piece from David Frum on US exceptionalism:
My favorite bit from the piece:
“You might think
that the last developed country to adopt universal health coverage would
closely examine the systems developed elsewhere. You might think the designers
of a new healthcare system for America would identify international best
practices, while carefully assessing what might be applicable in American
conditions and what would not. If so, you’d think wrong. The debate over
healthcare reform unfurled with an almost surreal indifference to the rest of
the world. Ditto for the debate over financial reform after the crisis of 2008.
Ditto the debate over social mobility, over school performance, or over policing
of disadvantaged communities.”