Culture eats policy - Niskanen Center
By paying more attention to the unglamorous but critical machinery of government that connects steering to the rudder, we can begin to change the culture of government, and start getting more of the outcomes our laws and policies intend.
Note: The first portion of this article is adapted from “ Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better .” Our elected leaders are frustrated. Yes, they’re working in a highly divisive environment which makes it hard to get anything done, or even to have a reasonable conversation across the aisle. But it’s not just that. They’re frustrated because they’re supposed to be steering the ship of our country through changing times, but the tiller they have their hands on doesn’t seem all that well connected to the rudder. When t
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