I completely agree that you gotta make an honest effort at couples counseling before seriously considering divorce. Unfortunately, our couples counselor turned out to be this guy:
@codinghorror or Mitch M perhaps?
And the repeal of the fairness doctrine in 1987 which propelled the media landscape into the trajectory its currently following, combined with no limitations on campaign spending.
Fairness doctrine, U.S. communications policy (1949–87) formulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that required licensed radio and television broadcasters to present fair and balanced coverage of controversial issues of interest to their communities.