And, yet, having been in dozens of states and many different rural, suburban, and urban areas, the U.S. is surprisingly homogenized. All that unnecessary politi

And, yet, having been in dozens of states and many different rural, suburban, and urban areas, the U.S. is surprisingly homogenized. All that unnecessary political conflict, posturing, and inefficiency, just so we citizens feel like a good fight was won when we get our same crappy, mediocre policies, laws, and regulations. It would be so nice if states / localities actually were somewhat different. Then, we could at least experiment and see the real effects of different policies.