The Lesson of History Is That Nobody Learns — And Education Is the Only Fix

The Problem: History follows a disturbing cycle: economic crisis → protectionism → nationalism → conflict. The Great Depression led to WWII through a chain of six missed opportunities. Today's trade wars, rising nationalism, and economic anxiety mirror the 1930s almost exactly.

The Idea: The real failure isn't economic — it's educational. The majority of the population in every generation lacks the historical literacy to recognize the patterns they're repeating. Leaders exploit this ignorance, and populations willingly follow because they don't know the script.

My Solution: Universal, mandatory education in economic history, critical thinking, and media literacy — not as electives, but as core requirements on par with reading and math. Every citizen should be able to identify protectionist rhetoric, understand currency manipulation, and recognize the playbook of authoritarian rise.

The Vision: A world where 'those who cannot remember the past' is no longer a prophecy but a solved problem. Where every voter can trace the line from Smoot-Hawley to the rise of fascism, and recognize when their own leaders are walking the same path.