http://www.politicollision.com/story.php?title=government-explained- An inquisitive alien visits the planet to check on our progress as a species, and gets into a conversation with the first person he meets. The alien discovers that we live under the rule of a thing called "government", and wants to understand more about what "government" is, what it does, and why it exists. Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:07:36 EDT en