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…
Category: How Things Work
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…
America, The Fly in Government Employment’s Buttermilk, Part II
This is Part II of our History of Government Employment. In Part I we established that government employment, mostly armed to the teeth, has been around for thousands of years longer than government. We also learned that since Thag, King…