Hardly a day went by without some leftist pointing out the faults and failures of Trump's efforts.

Now that Joe Biden is president, you can bet your bottom dollar that the same thing is now going to happen in reverse. Conservatives are going to have a field day pointing out all the faults and foibles of the Biden administration as it attempts to deal with the pandemic. You're already witnessing this phenomenon with respect to the distribution of the virus vaccine.

Even some libertarians have gotten into this political game, spending time pointing out all the debacles and failures of, first, Trump, and now Biden, in addressing the crisis.

Of course, this phenomenon isn't new. It has been employed by conservative and progressives (and some libertarians) for decades. In fact, over the years many think tanks and educational foundations have prospered by simply writing articles, publishing books, holding conferences, and giving speeches simply pointing out the faults and failures of welfare-warfare state programs.

The problem, however, is that conservatives and liberals, along with some of the libertarians, who play this game never address the solution to the problem. Some of them simply devote themselves to constantly pointing out the failures of the programs but without offering any solution. Others end their articles and op-eds with a popular refrain: "The system needs reform," leaving the implication that there is some possible reform that will resolve the problems.