By: Peter H. Schuck and Philip K. Howard

Americans, while deeply divided about many matters, overwhelming agree on one big thing: Government needs a major overhaul. 

Poll after poll shows that most Americans believe government needs “major structural changes” and cannot be trusted to do the right thing most of the time. 

The Biden administration can reverse this dangerous decline of trust by launching an independent commission to report on why government performs so poorly. By focusing on public operating systems, the commission could address broad discontent in ways that transcend party lines. 

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