Is government the problem?

Thinking about those four contrasting styles of governance tells us that government is not the problem, it is the solution, but only when its people control it and insist on getting good governance form it. read more

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we’ve been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. read more

"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." January 20, 1981: From Reagan's Inaugural Address. read more

The size of government isn't the problem. That's a canard used to hide the far larger problem. The larger problem is that much of government is no longer working for the vast majority it's intended to serve. It's working instead for a small minority at the top. read more