AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - What America gets right
We're alive at the single greatest moment in U.S. and human history. By a lot. Why it matters: It's not even close , by almost every empirical measure. We live longer, better, richer, healthier and freer than those before us. Yes, we screw a lot up. Always have. Always will. But nothing bothers me more than the widespread pessimism and plummeting patriotism — when it should be a time of great hope and possibility. - To me, that yawning gap between our reality and how people feel about it is among the biggest macro issues facing us. So at least for today, let's remember: - There's no better place on Earth to start a business, take a risk, dream big — doing what you chose to do, where you chose to do it. - We're the widest,…