President Donald Trump wants to release a $250 bill with — no surprise — his own picture on it. Producing money to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary is actually a fine idea. We did it for the 150th anniversary, though it was a commemorative coin, not currency.
But if the country takes that step, the bill should honor a revolutionary hero — or better yet, a revolutionary heroine.
In the near future, doctors may be able to predict the speed at which your individual organs are aging, and detect cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases long before you develop symptoms. GLP-1 drugs, now used for diabetes and weight loss, might be prescribed to protect your heart or brain or to treat a range of chronic conditions. And instead of a knee or hip replacement, you could get new bone and joint treatments designed to reverse physical decline entirely by regenerating tissue in damaged joints.
Americans’ trust in government has fallen to historic lows. Explore the political, economic, and historical factors that contributed to the decline and what could rebuild confidence.