The thrilling documentary Boys State covers all the flaws of American politics

8:44am PDT - August 13th, 2020    american flag - Polygon

In this lively Sundance 2020 documentary, Jesse Moss (who directed Netflix’s The Family) and Amanda McBaine track an annual civics project where a thousand 17-year-olds create their own state political system. In the process, they learn how to lie, smear oppo…