Can Americans Be Trusted to Govern Themselves?

Can Americans be trusted to govern themselves? asks Tony Woodlief, executive vice president of the State Policy Network, an umbrella group that promotes right-wing state think tanks. His answer is yes – provided they form the kinds of little platoons represented by right-wing state think tanks. When Americans do so, they’ll form bonds of friendship and gratitude, like the gratitude Woodlief expresses in his book to donors of the State Policy Network.