In my opinion, the single greatest failing of society during the decades when we Boomers were ostensibly in societal “power” was our failure to create an effective public education system that provides every American child with a reasonable foundation of knowledge and skills needed to pursue happiness. Note that I am not suggesting America has an obligation to provide happiness, just the obligation to provide the knowledge and skills needed to pursue it.

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