The American political paradigm is truly hysterical, and I say that as someone who grew up under it. Those who want the least from their government, and have the greatest reason to be angry with it, are the most patriotic people under it. Simultaneously, those most angry with their government, ask the most from it,…...
On its face, a government shutdown sounds like good policy, if not a utopia. Government, after all, is not in the habit of doing good things. So doing less of it, tends to appeal to those who see this monster for what it is. In practice, a government shutdown as the ruling class puts it into…...