Dr. Sowell did excellent work here explaining how the vision of the American “political left”, and its progressive implementation starting during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration, has steadily made the U.S. a less resilient country and its citizens more dependent on the government. I found Dr. Sowell’s point about how some important Supreme Court decisions undermined the will of the voting public by “legislating from the bench” to be particularly interesting and important. This is a very relevant discussion for understanding U.S. politics today in the 2020s and I highly recommend it.