America's Declining Life Expectancy Crisis

This chapter examines the troubling decrease in life expectancy in the United States, which has fallen behind many other countries by 2018. It analyzes various contributing factors such as violence-related deaths and regional disparities while contrasting American attitudes towards personal responsibility in health and safety with those of other wealthy nations. The chapter calls for a reevaluation of strategies to address these issues, emphasizing the need for harm reduction approaches and bipartisan efforts to combat the rising mortality rates.