Liberia Updates - Friday Pondering

This time in Liberia has been a major lesson for me in infrastructure and governmental action in economic development. Americans should not discount the value of our basic infrastructure: highways, electricity, water, sewer, and education. As much as I complain about government, American government has done some really amazing things, and made good decisions based on foresight and vision. I see more clearly now than ever that without visionary leaders in government, we cannot move forward as individuals to realize our own part of the American dream.

We get some stuff wrong, no doubt. But by and large, the power of the people in a representative government is a pretty good operation. I'm further convinced that critics on both sides of the aisle should spend some time understanding the complexities of infrastructure and economic development.