Nice read, and I think it likely that the article describes how things will be in the future. re: > by large margins, Americans feel dissatisfied with the cour

Nice read, and I think it likely that the article describes how things will be in the future. re: > by large margins, Americans feel dissatisfied with the course of national events—and by even larger margins, they feel satisfied with and connected to local institutions and city governments This. Ever since the economic collapse of the Soviet Union, I have been unhappy with resource allocation by the US federal government. I am happy and proud to pay local and even state taxes. I think that the very large amount of federal taxes that I pay goes to some expenses that I don’t approve of. Since retiring this year, I am putting much more effort into my community, mostly volunteering at our local food bank. It is difficult to overestimate the value of local networking.