My evolution of thought

This blog began in December 2007 mostly as a way to keep a diary of my thoughts on politics, science, history, religion, philosophy and other topics that interested me. For the first couple of years, the blog was not public because I was still employed as a journalist.

As I read through it, I can see my evolution of thought, and when it comes to the role of government this is how I'd summarize where I am at today:

Government must be run efficiently. Some would say that government should be run like a business, but I don't agree with that analogy. Government is more than a business.

Here's the difference: If a business loses customers, that business is free to retool itself and seek out new customers and markets. They can write off those old customers and move on.

Government can never write off its customers. A government will always have the same customers -- its constituents, who are the customers AND the employers of the government.

Here's some snippets from a couple of posts from 2010, which also helped form my thinking:

October 21, 2010

October 28, 2010