Analysis: Big government and big companies have always been separate — and the fathers of our country wanted it that way
David Fontana is professor of law at the George Washington University School of Law. He is writing a book on the constitutional foundations of placing federal officials outside of Washington.
having big business in town. If you want to run into the titans of finance, go to New York City. If you want to run into the masters of technology, go to Silicon Valley. If you want to run into the giants of the entertainment industry, head to Los Angeles The move will flood the capital, already crammed with the politically powerful, with economic elites, deepening the bond between the two groups and making it even harder for those outside the bubble of the rich and powerful to be in or influence the federal government.
In today’s environment, it threatens to erode both democracy and Americans’ trust in it. As corporations like Amazon entwine themselves more closely with government—with CEO Jeff Bezos’ new house just a few blocks away from the president’s daughter—America begins to seem even more like a massive conspiracy of the rich and powerful far from where regular citizens live and work.has been at the core of the American democratic vision from the beginning.
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