I’ve written twice in the last year about defending local government. I have and continue to maintain that local government is superior to distant units of government as it is easier to interact with, and ultimately, control. Today’s post highlights one story of a citizen controlling a unit of government. Read more »
Feds investigate Illinois, again
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems that as it relates to the operations of state government, there’s a new story fairly regularly about how corruption and waste have infected the state of Illinois. The broad brush of how this goes is as follows: there’s a rather obscure area that some investigators have stumbled upon, and in this area there is widespread, institutionalized abuse and fraud. Read more »
In Defense of Local Government, part II
I had the pleasure today of meeting two gentlemen and in the course of our conversation, describing why this organization exists, and what it is we do. Human beings are our own worst critics; and today I don’t think I did my best in describing our vision and purpose. Chalk it up to stress, distractions, or just not 100% focus, but I would take a do-over if those were permitted. Nevertheless, I recurred to an old post of mine here as I left the meeting, and part of an idea that hasn’t been explored enough. Read more »
A European Warning
Many of you probably remember Daniel Hannan, even if the name doesn’t immediately ring a bell. He’s the conservative member of the British Parliament who verbally and famously derided Gordon Brown as the devalued Prime Minister of a devalued government. He wrote an opinion piece this weekend in the Wall Street Journal that deserves some attention. Read more »
Balanced budgets in local government
This site and this organization are firmly convicted of the superiority of Constitutionally-consistent balanced government: a system of government with a faithful division of powers wherein the domestic affairs of Americans are handled by the units of government closest to them. If the principle of rightly-operating government wasn’t enough, there is a compelling economic basis as well: local governments have to operate under balanced budgets. Read more »