Trust of American Government

This article outlines the distrust the American people have for the United States government. While the article suggests these statistics are facts, which represent the entire American population, they seem from a very small sample size, which could be remedied from pulling from a much larger, diverse sample size. There is evidence, however, for improvement that is needed from the government to regain trust from the national public, which has become quite disconnected from the national government. This evidence has been outlined abstractly throughout the article, as well as putting further research on the shoulders of the readers, as there is so much, as there is not enough space to include all the issues within the article. As the article suggests, there is ample evidence for distrust of the government as there has been corruption and mis-allocation of tax payer dollars over a long period of time. As the article suggests there must be more accountability for the actions of the government, as there is not near enough for at the present. The logic behind this argument is one the majority of the United States shares with the writer, as just about any poll shows distrust for the government. I agree with the writer as I agree there is an inherent distrust from within the government, as a result there should be no reason to trust, besides the fact that it should be respected and mended as a whole. For these reasons, there is no reason this cannot change with more a more informed citizenry and a more accountable leadership in the country.

2018 Is a Great Time to Be Alive

A very telling article on National Review by Ben Shapiro speaks on the issue of whether society and all that comes with it is actually getting worse or if it is just an easy selling point for politicians, as many politicians like to force feed to the American public. This is something that becomes fact in our subconscious leading to pessimism which begins to make people forget how different, how much better the world is today than even fifty years ago as a whole. Most of these things we take for granted, but when you put it into the context of human history, and how the system in place has helped exponentially in advances in every aspect of life including health, connectivity, technology, and many others. Many statistics are brought up and it is difficult to put into perspective how extraordinary the last twenty years have been, not just for the United States, but for the rest of the world, showing the effects of the free market economy, its competition, and the creativity of the human mind, as Shapiro outlines in the article, not just for the citizens of the US, but for the rest of the world as well. So while it is easy to look at the United States in a pessimistic, negative light, looking at what is achieved through it is even more important and having an understanding for why it has worked better than anything else to date in human history should guide policy and all future endeavors.