Restore the American Tradition of Reform ONE OF THE BEST WAYS to repair the presidency is to stop focusing on it. We take all of our problems to the presidential complaint window, but on certain matters, we’re going to the wrong office entirely. We should be looking to other institutions—Congress, state and local government—and looking at the electoral process that picks those lawmakers. Those are the institutions where we can effectively address many of our national challenges. Some of them need repair to be in a position to fulfill their duties.
