In the real world outside of the textbooks, government is not contributing to output. It does not build anything that is put into the market for bid. It is not a transactional player. Instead, government’s main duties are to manage society by law and public policies; protect trade routes using its military and naval facilities; and connect society via financial and physical infrastructure.
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What is the Purpose of Democracy? To protect the State.
Democracy a doggy bone for the masses. It is a people management tool designed to legitimize the rule of the … More
What is the State? A pragmatic mechanism for managing people …
Government is a matter of convenience not allegiance. Government is an instrument of the State, not the masses. As a member of the State, is the current mechanism governing optimally in your interest?
We are talking about governance. How do you analyze policy?
Reinterpreting the U.S. Constitution: Congress is not the government …
A clearer line of separation between the government of the United States of America and American society is needed and … More
Government administers the trading post: The underlying philosophy of the law of markets ….
Commentary Government’s role is to administer the trading post by managing the masses with a law-and-order scheme; broadcasting the value … More
How can the private sector help government navigate an uncertain second half of the 21st century?
As I shared in my last post, I see the current conflict in eastern Europe as a milestone in the … More
Time to take a less emotional view toward government when analyzing its opportunities …
Editorial The passage of time and the new technologies brought along with it have a way of distracting us from … More