But politics, when played well, is the art of ameliorating its worst consequences? And perhaps even fixing a few of the problems on the way. Science and Democracy were distinct improvements on what preceded them. The EU a distinct improvement on the warring Great Powers. The Euro perhaps a slight improvement on the currency speculators gaming casinos which proceeded it. We just have to fix the architecture a bit more so that even incompetent administrators can bolix it all the time.

Index of Frank's Diaries