I felt genuine nausea when Republican representatives and senators began chanting “USA! USA! USA!” And when President Trump replied, “That sounded so good.” In fact, to hear it from Aaron Sorkin, “We’re 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories. Number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real and defense spending…”
Six and a half years ago, Business Insider listed 25 other things that the United States isn’t number one in.
