Brought together under the aegis of hip political magazine George,
250 famous citizens of the United States share their thoughts on how
to make the country a better place. Some of the proposals are
succinct, such as rap superstar Puffy Combs's call for "the presence
of God in the lives of more Americans." Other contributors, like
political analyst Dick Morris or entertainer Connie Stevens, have
entire wish lists. (And yes, that's Amazon.com's own Jeff Bezos,
squeezed between Senator John McCain and John McLaughlin, urging
parents to read--and discuss--the Declaration of Independence with
their children.) Some of the sharpest work comes from the
cartoonists, including Ted Rall, Roz Chast, Tom Tomorrow, Dan Piraro,
and Tom Toles. And then there are the satirists--Eric Bogosian's
suggestion to detonate some nukes to give America a transformative
"near-death experience" is probably the most outrageous, though
Michael Moore's insistence that corporations should fire their
employees and rely on cheap prison labor is a strong runner-up. The
mixture of thoughtful and silly responses in 250 Ways to Make America
Better provides a unique snapshot of the concerns of U.S. citizens at
the end of the 20th century.
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