The solution to every problem begins with a unified theory (Gregory House, M.D.). The Problem: The idea that the State apparatus looks down on the masses has a long, long heritage. Over the last four episodes, I’ve tried to lay…
What Did Pakistan Know? A Circle of Friends, A Circle of Blood
This same question came up in the early Bush years, when John Gibson of Fox News asked what the Saudis would do about a situation. This was in the days before 9/11, of factional in-fighting between King Fahd’s brothers, one…
Putting the “Service” Back Into Public Service, Part IV
This is Part IV of the series, A History of Government Employment. Everything we have learned, from public employment in the USSR, the European Union and Wisconsin tells us that… Bureaucracy kills. And it kills totally. And when it’s not…