"A citizen statesperson is a superpowered individual who is committed to improving his or her community and the world through values and activism. Two dynamics drive the need for citizen statespeople at this moment: 1) loss of confidence in traditional institutions of power, and 2) the technology that contributes to the superpowered individual. Being a citizen statesperson starts at a local level, solving problems for local people. From there, citizen...

Shares ideas for ending the war in Iraq, restoring fairness to the American economic system, revising national security efforts, and setting political priorities to benefit the people rather than special interests.

"From healthcare to workplace conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. The most alarming consequence of ineffective policies, in addition to unrealized social goals, is the growing threat to the government's democratic legitimacy. Understanding why government fails...