'Best and the Brightest'

When people say "Make America Great Again", it suggests that America was once greater than it is today—and in many cases, that is true. America once boasted the best cities in the world, with stunning skylines, top-tier infrastructure, and skilled leaders who knew how to manage urban environments. These leaders understood the importance of planning, ensuring cities had access to essential services like water, plumbing, electricity, and waste disposal, along with other key elements required to build thriving metropolises. But American cities are no longer the best. Our infrastructure has deteriorated and so has the leadership, as we have sought diversity over competence. After decades of focusing on foreign wars and investing in other countries, we’ve allowed our cities to decay. How have the wildfires in Los Angeles become the latest example of America’s fall from greatness? Join the conversation and get answers to this question and more on According2Sam episode #276.