Posts tagged City Journal
Leaders Should Have More Authority Over Infrastructure

Everyone knows that Washington is broken. Reformers on the right want to cut useless programs, and reformers on the left want to streamline rules and procedures. But neither reform approach will remove the red tape that suffocates common sense. There’s always another rule, another process needed to discuss a new issue.

Americans are harmed, not helped, by all this process.

The modern state is built on a flawed philosophy of law. Governing requires officials, not law, to make decisions. 

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Misdiagnosing the Failed State

People want answers for what went wrong with America’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic—from lack of preparedness, to delays in containing the virus, to failing to ramp up testing capacity and the production of protective gear. But almost nowhere in the current discussion can one find a coherent vision for how to avoid the same problems next time or help restore a healthy democracy.

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