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...As we begin the final month of 2020, the United States has recorded 13,295,605 confirmed cases and 266,051 deaths, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yes, the country has a high population, but it has failed to control the virus where other nations have, to varying degrees, succeeded.

Even among countries with very high case numbers, there has been some encouraging statistics in recent weeks, showing that restrictions are having an impact. The United States is one of the few countries that has not acted upon this second spike and worked to flatten the curve.

The problem America faces is two-fold: Effective leadership and citizen engagement. Countries that have succeeded in keeping a check on the virus have both, those who are still struggling but not seeing an ever-increasing rise in infections have one or the other....