Not only does the federal government give too much, it does too much and owns too much, she feels. “We only need it to handle military and diplomatic matters and to build roads and dredge waterways,” she says. As for government ownership of public lands, “We should hold on to the Grand Canyon, part of Yellowstone, a few others, but sell the rest of the national parks for development and jobs.” The government also controls too much—guns, for example. Without imagining her view would surprise me, Janice argues that handing out guns is the best way to create democracy in the Middle East. “If
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