By this he means that the growing paralysis of the federal system is due to built-in weaknesses that emphasize custodianship at the expense of forward-looking leadership.

• 他的意思是说，现在联邦政府体系之所以正在瘫痪，是因为存在一个弱点，它强调付出更多的成本在预期的领导机制来培养代理人。