Where we're headed

MANIFESTO

The Atlantic Monthly published its "annual assessment of America’s well-being" this month, and it's pretty good reading.

Of note is James Fallows' piece on "How America Can Rise Again" wherein he argues that

In most significant ways, the U.S. remains the envy of the world. But here’s the alarming problem: our governing system is old and broken and dysfunctional. Fixing it—without resorting to a constitutional convention or a coup—is the key to securing the nation’s future.

And this was written before Tuesday's hideous Massachusetts result, which certainly helped to add to the paralysis that the nation's government suffers from.

UPDATE — For an economic spin on the Massachusetts vote, take a look here.

UPDATE II — And this won't make things any easier for the nation to "rise again."