The US is better off than it was in 1976. So why does it feel worse?
This story was originally published on June 29 in The Highlight. To get access to member-exclusive stories like this every month, become a Vox Member today. America in the summer of 1976 was not in a good place.  The president who presided over the country’s bicentennial, President Gerald Ford,
<p>This story was originally published on June 29 in The Highlight. To get access to member-exclusive stories like this every month, become a Vox Member today. America in the summer of 1976 was not in a good place.  The president who presided over the country’s bicentennial, President Gerald Ford,</p>