The Book

Since early 2011, I have been working on a public policy book, under the nom de guerre Private Citizen.  Its theme is developing an "Opportunity Conservatism" that speaks to the middle class.  Here are some excerpts for that effort that I have collected and published:

• "A Great Deal of Ruin":  Introducing some of the themes
• Minnesota's Competing Narratives:  The Frontier vs. the Minnesota Miracle
• Education:  Winning the Future.  It's about more than just spending money
• The Reform Agenda:  If something cannot go on forever, it will stop
• More Admirals than Ships:  The nature of government bureaucracy
• Saving the Middle Class:  The role of government policy
• No Man is Safe While Congress is in Session:  Taming the regulatory beast
• Who Stands Accountable For Homelessness:  No one is ever fired for a failed gov't program