The cities are dying. Crime is so bad in DC that Congress is distributing tips to avoid being carjacked in capital

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The United States had our version of a "cultural revolution" in the 1960s. It was more subtle than that of China, but laid roots that are now being harvested. The hippie ethic of "Sex, Drugs, and Rock&Roll" was based on "if it feels good in the moment, then it is good; ethics requiring discipline and delayed gratification are archaic and may now be safely relegated to the past." The "lessons" of this philosophy have been particularly dominant among elite university students for the past 50 years.

And here we are.