Editorial Board
Everyone Wants a Better Government
Red or blue, people agree that a more effective federal bureaucracy is needed. Now’s the time to focus on it.
There’s room for agreement.
Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg
Politics aside, Americans are united on some of the basic things their government should do better: Make sure air travel is safe, simplify the process for filing tax returns, streamline applications for student loans.
At the same time, many are frustrated by the blizzard of new federal rules that rain down on them each year, which hit a record 4,429 in 2021.