The UK is a cautionary tale for the U.S.

The UK is a cautionary tale for the U.S.

Photo by Images George Rex via Wikimedia Commons“Be assured, my young friend, that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation.” — Adam SmithThe U.S. and the UK have one of the longest and most important relationships in all of history. The UK is America’s parent civilization, and even after the two diverged and had a period of rivalry, they came back together to more or less jointly craft the entire modern age. In terms of science, philosophy, go…