If you don't like the good ole boys running things don't come to Texas. It's basically an authoritarian state run by a cabal of car dealers and preachers.

The biggest trick elite professionals played in America is creating the impression that their point of view is neutral and that everything else is political. They are trying to optimize for some value function just like everyone else.

> there is no political meddling in the school syllabus

> standards are set nationally by the Education Dept

You suddenly start caring more about the politics of your neighbors (i.e. people who vote in school board elections) when you have kids to raise.