EL FINAL de este artículo de David Brooks sobre la llamada "falacia de la planificación", además de acertado, es aplicable fuera de EEUU. Por ejemplo, a España:

Over the past decades, Americans have developed an absurd view of the power of government. Many voters seem to think that government has the power to protect them from the consequences of their sins. Then they get angry and cynical when it turns out that it can’t.