Yeah, this what Rahm Emanuel was getting at with his infamous line “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” A crisis can break through the logjam of ev

Yeah, this what Rahm Emanuel was getting at with his infamous line “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” A crisis can break through the logjam of everyday interests that normally prevent action. It wakes people up and changes the way they look at things. (Not always in a good way, of course. But still.)