Far too fat and far too spoilt: Why America has lost its way in the world
The government may be inert and paralysed, but the society itself is full of energy. What is needed is to get in place the policies and incentives to unleash and channel that energy
TO JOIN the US Army, candidates have to take a test. In it, they are asked questions such as: “If 2 plus x equals 4, what is the value of x?” In December 2010, a study revealed that nearly a quarter of applicants failed the entrance test. They couldn’t answer basic reading and maths questions. In fact, in another army study released the year before, it was reported that 75% of Americans, between the ages of 17 to 24, were ineligible to enlist because they had failed to graduate from high school, held a criminal record or were physically unfit.
