Anyone remember the old Buzzfeed links that were on the kottke front page? They were there before "Buzzfeed" was "Buzzfeed". I always thought that was strange since back then the day they mostly just re-posted Reddit content.
i agree, as many problems as it may have today, one only has to look at some 3rd world countries to see how radically good governance can change things and how important it is. i'm not saying that just because we have it better than somwhere in africa or the middle east, we shouldn't complain or try to improve, but government, especially at the local levels, does a decent job.