The truth, though it would not exactly set Americans free, would at least open a window to wider economic and political understanding. Readers should ask themselves how much angrier the electorate might be if the media, over the past five years, had been citing 8 percent unemployment (instead of 5 percent), 5 percent inflation (instead of 2 percent), and average annual growth in the 1 percent range (instead of the 3-4 percent range).
The story is that, while most of us blunder about, the US has got it right. Even when everything's wrong... When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
Of course, this only works if at least some politicians offer a genuine choice, which is another matter.
