That's the USA for you. It's great as long as you fit in. You seem to be full of anger.
I was not impressed by your insulting of the entire UK for ONE fraud that was decades ago. Please try and understand that other people have a point of view. Which may be wrong, but that is not a reason to insult them just because they disagree with you.
I'm slightly "aspie" myself so I DO understand, but it also helps to try harder to see where other people are coming from.
Your poor wife. She must be the martyr type. Perhaps the two of you could go to Europe.
I'm sure you would be very happy there.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.