That's a clever article, but I don't think it holds water.

For those who complain about our government, lets see them come up with a simple system for governing 300,000,000 human beings, each with his or her own free will and each acting in what he or she sees as her own best interests.

That's not to say our laws are not too complicated or that we don't have some clowns in Washington, but I don't think it is nearly as simple as the author claims.