A call for better cooperation

President Obama’s final State of the Union address was in part a summation of goals that I believe most Americans would find laudable. Who would disagree with initiatives to raise the general standard of living, eliminate threats to our national security, and broaden the scope of American ingenuity and innovation? When faced with almost universally accepted goals, the key political divide is rooted in a disagreement over how the country should work to achieve these goals. Unfortunately, despite the president’s assertion that there are “areas in which Americans broadly agree,”...