All presidential candidates say those things, it's the only way to get elected, but really the power structure of checks and balances makes it impossible to do all those things. Liberals and smart and realize the system sets those parameters up. You guys just have to grow up and realize how the US government works.
Complaining about it is like a child who doesn't realize why he can't eat sugar even though it's delicious. One man cleaning up government is delicious, but seperation of powers makes that impossible.
I just choked on my meatloaf sandwich when I got to the "increase transparency" part.
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.