Apologies, but the headline isn't drawing me in to read the article for a rather significant fact. Nearly all of human activity seems driving by short term con

Apologies, but the headline isn't drawing me in to read the article for a rather significant fact. Nearly all of human activity seems driving by short term considerations, why would government be so different, or at least why would it be surprising that it reverts to it if at one time it had a long perspective? Corporations are notoriously short term, with stock and strategy and outsourcing. Humans are generally short term gratification seekers, like with food, drink exercise and tv/internet and shopping etc. The headline is not enticing at all because it's saying "badly behaved dogs may bite people" not "man bites dog". It doesn't indicate any new, or interesting thesis, or at the very least a solid take on the state of badly behaved dogs. When rehashing an expected situation, the hook should give some hint of why this yet-another-take will be worth reading.