WHERE WE STAND

The late three-time mayor of New York City, Ed Koch’s favorite line was “How’m I doing?”  Why not apply that question to the United States and see how our nation measures up on a variety of core issues.  Granted each one is inherently complex and often controversial so simplification is inevitable.  Full disclosure requires notice that a liberal lens has been applied to all that follows.

As to the scale employed here – One, represents a dismal state of affairs and ten, a most desirable one.  Obviously everyone is invited to score this for themselves.