noteworthy wrote:
] Decius wrote:
] ] His arguments are clear-cut, complete, and free from the
] ] emotional attacks of typical punditry. I also happen to
] agree
] ] with him, mostly, and I don't usually agree with Fukuyama.
] ]
] ] His suggestion that we construct a formal federal department
]
] ] of nation building is both pragmatic and extremely
] unsettling.
]
] What is it about this suggestion that you find so unsettling?
]
] When Nick refers to "think tanks" as an alternative to a
] federal department, I think this misses the suggestion. What
] we need is a "do tank", not a "think tank".

Yes, I believe Hitler and Stalin had these "do tanks" you speak of. I will stick with a think tank, representative politicians and the ability to vote on what direction the "Do tank" should drive.

RE: Fukuyama: The Neoconservative Moment