C.S. Lewis on the Purpose of Government Calvin University Professor Micah Watson talked about Lewis' views on the role of government, the collective and the individual, and the public and private.

There are three levels of government in America—local, state, and national—and all three, ultimately, have the same purpose, i.e., to protect the “property rights” of the people.

Altogether, the federal government made $236 billion in improper payments in FY 2023 – a waste of $675 million per day.

I believe that citizens need a reminder of the purpose of government. Government is NOT a business. Its job is to provide services for the good of its citizens’ health, safety, and well-being ...

Lawmakers demand to know 'government purpose' of CA insurance boss's taxpayer-funded travel By Stephanie Sierra, via Saturday, March 29, 2025 ...

It appears that some people need to be reminded of the purpose of government. Government is not a business, where the goal is to turn a profit. Its job is to provide services for the good of its ...

Republicans want to use government to punish people, not help them — and their disaster policy makes that clear By Mark Lawrence Schrad Professor of political science, Villanova University ...

The sole purpose of the Government is to tax the people and to provide services we are unable to provide for ourselves — roads, bridges, police, hospital, public education, etc.

Importantly, the drafters — our Founders — were not creating a secular government, but one under God, which George Washington affirmed in his inaugural address on April 30, 1789.