Writing on government, reform, technology, and systems.

"The service of a good citizen is never useless: being heard and seen, he helps by his expression, a nod of his head, a stubborn silence..." - Seneca

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” - James Madison

“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.” - Attribution contested.

“No structure, even an artificial one, enjoys the process of entropy. It is the ultimate fate of everything, and everything resists it.” - Philip K Dick

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