An ongoing series examining structural vulnerabilities in the U.S. constitutional system — one question at a time. No prescribed solutions. No partisan conclusions. Each piece is free to read.
Article 1 — Launch Piece
The System Isn't Broken. It's Working Exactly As Designed.
Why the problems in American governance are structural — and why that's actually good news
April 17, 2026
Every political conversation eventually arrives at the same destination: blame. But what if the problem isn't the people? What if the system is producing exactly the outcomes its current design makes inevitable? This piece introduces the central argument behind The Constitutional Record — and why structural diagnosis is the most hopeful reframe available.
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