America is bogged down in red tape. This is not a secret. Common sense is nowhere, because common sense is illegal.
A brigade of worthy new books is sounding the alarm, and are summarized by David Brooks in his column this week: “We Can Achieve Great Things.” Other public intellectuals calling for a better way of governing are IT expert Jennifer Pahlka, law professor Nicholas Bagley, and political scientist Francis Fukuyama.
What's missing is a discussion of the philosophical flaw underlying the modern state.