Very few political problems can actually be solved by Washington's favorite solution: throwing more money at it. Here's one that can: the much-in-the-news turmoil on the National Security Council (NSC) staff.
But first, you may ask: what's the problem? If you interpret the recent spate of anti-Trump leaks and congressional testimony from NSC staffers as “heroic military officers and civil servants standing up to a dastardly illegitimate president,” then clearly you think the current system is fine. But if you think elections should have consequences, that presidents should be entitled to hire people who agree with them, and shouldn't have to face constant leaking, criticism and disloyalty from their own team, then the problem is obvious.
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