Lexington: The price of hubris

摘要

Examined from close up, this has been a dismaying election. Too often the 2012 presidential campaign has thrown up large topics for debate-the role of government, the limits of welfare, or how to square globalisation with the American dream-only to argue about them in small ways. Too much stress has been laid on the candidates' characters, life stories or personal good faith. Too little has been laid on the feasibility of their policies.