A Population on Life Support

If you go out and about these days, you’ll notice how the American people have largely come to represent their crumbling society; bloated, ineffective, and corrupt. I’ve talked a lot about the obesity, which is everywhere. And the tattoos. And the stupendously casual clothing. But beyond that, Americans are physically sick.

My oldest sister is now 86. She has a son older than me. But she’s in fantastic shape, and is unusually bothered by the fact that so many other senior citizens, most younger ...