Johann Hari on how the corruption in Washington is smothering America's future. An aggregation of nincompoops: Viewed from across the pond, the U.S. government seems at best incompetent and at worst a joke. Why is the United States resembling more and more Italy, the fiscal basketcase of Europe? America the Ungovernable: Three forces have conspired to prevent President Obama from running the country effectively: congressional Republicans, congressional Democrats, and the American people. Jeffery Sachs on fixing the broken government policy process. How to stop complaining and start improving government: The new Technology for Transparency Network is trying to bridge the gap between bloggers and civil society and fostering collaboration among disparate civic-engagement and good-governance projects. A review of If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government by William Eggers and John O'Leary. The Quiet Revolution: John Judis on how Obama has reinvented the state in more ways than you can imagine. The return of childish things: The smallness of Washington and the natural nervousness of the electorate proved too much for Obama's original vision — but there's still hope. Tyranny of the Majorities: Why losing a few Democrats in Congress could be good news for the president. Jonathan Cohn on the bipartisan trap and how Democrats fell into it. James Fallows on why bipartisanship can't work: the expert view (and part 2). Norman Ornstein on how this has been a very productive Congress, despite what the approval ratings say.
