Resizing institutions

1. For more than one decade, I have argued that the Attorney General of the United States should be a nationally elected position, because the law of the land belongs to the People of the United States, not to political parties or to the President. (The President has a legal operation, legal counsel, etc.)

The firing prosecutors debacle is but one example. See "It's not just about fired US attorneys anymore: Congress is asking pointed questions about the role of partisanship in prosecutions, hirings at Justice Department" from the Christian Science Monitor.

2. And then there is the new initiative by Whole Foods Market to "buy local," which includes a loan and technical assistance program for small farmers.