Politics and entertainment used to reside in separate spheres. But in this year?s Presidential campaign coverage, they?ve converged. While this has driven up TV ratings and network incomes, it?s been a dangerous pastime for a country already behind in the things that matter.
In the heated exchange of taunts and putdowns, even the questions to candidates have ignored one of the most serious threats to US economic competitiveness: our nation?s failure to invest in our children ? our future human capital. The people who want to lead this country have to start talking about this as a key economic issue. We cannot hope to lead on the world stage when we are squandering the ability of our population and hobbling our future by neglecting our children here at home.
To read more, please see our current Huffington Post article.
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