For my birthday, please read this article from Chicago Trib writer John Kass from May 2016 where he accurately sums up why the country is...well, where it is. Everyone needs to clean their room.
It's not a long read. Here's an excerpt:
"I'm not crazy about either Trump or Clinton. The fact that The Hillary or The Donald might be president almost makes me yearn for a yurt in the wilderness. There, I could read the Constitution alone, in peace, like some oblivious hermit, without worrying what the next president will do to it."
