Check It Out

Don Kettl is always a lot of fun to talk to about government. But since not all of you call him up and ask him questions on a regular basis, you should read what he has to say about the huge realignments we've been going through in this months Government Executive. He warns:

"We're not very good at asking, let alone answering, such questions. We're likely to carom along from issue to issue, without confronting the big puzzles until the implications begin to accumulate. We'll probably slide sideways into a whole new understanding of whom government will help and how it will act."

And he says a lot of other great things, too. So go check it out!