Practical solutions are referred to as far right extremism by liberals so good luck in getting them to open their mind and even read it.
Schumer 'mr consttitution' has no wish to cut government,,not now,not, 40 years ago,not in the future its why these guys have got to be tossed out a built in feature ,or a centerpiece of government size increase is baseline budgeting,I E every year 6-8 % budget increases are built in to the CBO, and are the starting point for planning the years expenses,no matter who's in office,no matter what or who gets cut.
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.