New York Times columnest David Brooks argues for the power of local solutions to global problems:

The correct response to these dynamic, decentralized, emergent problems is to create dynamic, decentralized, emergent authorities: chains of local officials, state agencies, national governments and international bodies that are as flexible as the problem itself.

Local ownership and community responsibility is not only a great way to reintroduce responsible capitalism into the culture – it is also good national security and threat response.  Without turning inward, we need to find ways of engaging citizens at the local level – as a way of unleashing creative, locally-relevant solutions.