"Government's End" Many criticisms of the current American government are that it does not get the things done that need to be done, and reform the things that need to be reformed. These ideas may be very true. In "Government's End", Jonathan Rauch claims that special interests have stopped major changes from ever coming to government functions or programs. He claims that the static environment now could end up being the environment of America for …showed first 75 words of 1238 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1238 total…problem right there. Fixing it includes passing a term limit on those in Congress. Until that solution is at least tried out, things look bleak. Cynicism and mistrust of the government have been growing for years now. Part of the reason is the perception that nothing can ever be reformed or changed that needs it. Things that are left stagnant for too long become rusty and slowly mold away. I think the government deserves better.