Why Doesn't America Do High-Speed Rail?

In my home country of England, high-speed rail is relatively prevalent throughout the country. But I was shocked to discover that in the United States of America - the richest nation on Earth - high-speed rail is largely exclusive to just the northeastern corridor. Which begs one big question: why? Watch the video below to find out more.

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Laurence Brown is a British writer and YouTuber who somehow convinced the city of Chicago to let him in. He is an English Language graduate from Lancaster University and a passionate word etymologist, with a particular interest in British and American neologisms. Since moving to the United States, he has become increasingly curious about Britain's historical influence on American culture and about America in general.