I know, I’m not keeping up on my promises of posting twice weekly... maybe I should run for office? In the meantime, I’ll offer an interesting NYT editorial that promotes a nifty little site that can keep you busy.

“The site features not just the expected arguments, like how government protects the rights of the disadvantaged, but discussions of why capitalism requires government, and a spirited defense of bureaucracy.” (emphasis mine)

I am consistently confused by the Reagenesque “government is the problem” mentality. Of course it is the problem, sometimes – while other times the problem is lack of adequate health care for an increasingly growing underclass – other times it is an issue of individual choice. There are lots of problems in the world, but eliminating an institutional arrangement that has overseen the greatest increase of inclusive self-deterministic growth is just plain silly. Return to feudalism, anyone?