American civic life is in peril. Voters express disgust with both parties. Elected officials continue to challenge the veracity of the electoral process — including in recent runoff elections. Armed individuals are opening fire — literally — on groups with whom they disagree, claiming righteousness as hate crimes rise across the United States. Even libraries and classrooms are arenas for battle, with more than 1,500 books banned over the past school year.
There must be a national reset.
One avenue may be to change the way content creators produce and audiences consume media, focusing less on inside baseball and the ups and downs of political players and more on policy proposals.
