Yes, in America, there is too much money. In politics, too much Entrenched partisanship, too little participation by citizens, in part because of a patchwork of laws that makes it harder to vote. In Europe, a well-intentioned Brussels often became too isolated from the normal push and pull of national politics. Too often in capitals, decision makers have forgotten that democracy needs to be driven by civic engagement from the bottom up, not governance by experts from the top down. (24:51–25:00)
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Asserts that Brussels has become isolated from national political dynamics.
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