I completely agree with Kotkin's analysis of Putin and Marxism flaws. However, his claim that US government bureaucracy that paralyses the government from doing anything is a feature rather than a bug is completely false. What he fails to see is that this "feature" paralyses not just the government but US businesses as a whole. It's not a coincidence that best drones, solar panels, batteries, even semiconductors are now made in Asia rather than US. It's not a coincidence that our public transit system (built by our "awesome government") sucks, while public transit in Europe and Asia is decades ahead. It's not a coincidence that our healthcare system requires decades to get a medicine approved and overcharges you for everything, even items that are available off-the-shelf in other countries (you can claim that it's a "safety feature", but explain to me how charging me $180 + $500 for eye doctor appointment to get approved for a box of contact lenses when I know my own prescription already and can buy the same box for $45 in UK is for my safety, you must think I'm an idiot?). It's all a side-effect of this so-called paralysis "feature" of our government. What may have started as additional "safety" has morphed into full-blown fear of innovation and incompetence. We need a mechanism in our government similar to the competitive capitalism we see in the private sector, that adds an incentive to increase efficiency. Government should be run as a service, and people should be easily be able to unsubscribe from shitty, expensive governments just like you can unsubscribe from your cable provider if they suck.,(reply>), Heres for consideration china was once a working single party country before Xi.