"The great obstacle is simply this: the conviction that we cannot change because we are dependent on what is wrong." 

-Wendell Berry

Americans know that the modern form of government--spend, spend, spend--is broken. 

But we don't know exactly what to do about it. 

We want reform, but we want the spending to continue in our favorite programs. We have become addicts of government programs, and even most of those who most vocally support government cuts exempt their pet projects.

Eventually, hard decisions have to be made to turn from a government bias toward spending to a societal preference for free and frugal government. 

But such decisions are only part of the process. The real challenge is to become a nation of initiators who routinely find effective private solutions for our societal problems--without government. 

Social entrepreneurship,[i] or its lack, will ultimately determine whether or not we overcome our modern addiction to government.