I remember Paul Ryan proudly calling himself a policy wonk. Like it was his thing, that he knew how to navigate the bureaucracy to be effective.

I just despise the implication that all we need are wonks, that the problems with the US are due to misadministration, and that all that sets us apart from the American Dream are a few tweaks or loophole closures. It is deeply misguided but most liberals think this way. It tacitly denies structural problems.