Kotkin is a brilliant mind. <br>Take away messages: The inefficiency of our political system is a feature, not a bug. Competition is the foundation of almost all healthy systems, be it political or not. Public discourse and limited government are the only way to sustain a political system on the long term. Lessons that the world needs to hear over and over again...,(reply>), True,(reply>), Your observation on competition indicates to me that  you maybe a eugenicist...Are you?