So I’ve been away for a while, but it’s been entirely a matter of a lack of time. As those who know me well are aware, my full-time regular gig has been keeping me occupied. There’s something that I’ve been turning over for a couple days now, and as it’s Friday night and I finally have some personal time to address it, here it goes: simply put, examples abound everywhere for how government should work in America. 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 »
Government as Machine
Kevin Williamson of National Review penned a well-thought out column recently entitled “Welcome to the Machine.” In it, he has an imagined conversation with a Washington D.C. novice, focusing the majority of his comments on a couple of uncomfortable but irrefutable facts. First, most politicians, elected officials, and public servants sincerely think they are acting in the public good.
Second, not a one of them knows what they are doing. Read more »
Cause and Effect
The best physicians will utilize every tool they have to assess symptoms and diagnose a patient’s condition. Once you have a correct diagnosis – a valuable thing, not often easily obtained – you can begin treating an illness or injury. Treating symptoms may provide short-term and temporary relief to a patient, but it is not a long-term or sustainable course of action. Read more »
Consequences and irresponsibility
Imbalanced government is just another way of describing our responsibility problem in America. We’ve somehow gotten to a point where there is real confusion about just who is responsible for certain things; regrettably, most often the correct answer – ourselves – isn’t consistent with who is discharging that responsibility. This is the essence of imbalanced government, and how government operates in America: distant external units of government are trying to do things for people that only they can do. Read more »