Why We Can't Build
I suspect the most practical way to reform our institutions is through increased competition in governance, just like we "fix" stagnant institutions in the private sector. We already have this baked into our constitution: States rights and their ability to pass amendments. There's a movement happening around this. [0]<p>Justice Brandeis said it best: "state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." [1]<p>Imagine if States could try different healthcare systems, or basic income, etc. Citizens would be able to vote with their feet and move to the best systems. This should be a bipartisan movement.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendmen...</a><p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratories_of_democracy" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratories_of_democracy</a>