Are you waiting for a white knight to swoop in to save us from our insane government?

The first casualty of war is the truth and what's going on in Ukraine is no exception; it should be a warning sign of what's to come.

The date of November 5, 2024, is less than 18 months away and I dread it.

Why?

Because Americans waste a lot of energy every four years focusing on presidential elections, and many still hold the dream of there being one man out there who will swoop in and magically return us to that shining city on a hill. Mr. Fix It is waiting in the wings. This has become a four-year cycle of distraction. An exercise in theater.

There are many reasons why one man or woman is incapable of turning America around but first among them is that our system was not designed to be ruined or fixed by a single person. Our federalist system ensures that states and cities have the power to do evil on their own, regardless of who resides in the White House. Will the election of a conservative president, for example, stop New York City from implementing its newly announced plan to track residents’ food purchases and place caps on meat served by public institutions?

If you recall, when Donald Trump was president, he …