A lot of my energy is going to Code for America, Jen Pahlka's non-profit startup. We're doing a lot of great work teaching government how to... →
Tim O'Reilly
Everybody who goes into government gets somewhat chewed up in the process. Being a senior appointee is like being at a startup, only more so: You run... →
There is a possibility of fresh talent coming to work for the government. Millennials are the most public-spirited generation since the 1960s. There... →
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
P. J. O'Rourke
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are... →
There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as 'caring'... →
If you ask the government to solve all of your problems, it's a bit like asking your wife to cook and clean, to raise the children, to hold down... →
Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.
What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.
If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.