Efforts to elevate Ronald Reagan’s reputation to Rooseveltian heights continue. Time to stand athwart historians and yell “Stop!”
Government
Posted inGovernment, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
The Monthly Interview: John Sarbanes
A conversation with Representative John Sarbanes, on a new campaign finance idea to get lawmakers more focused on voters than big-money contributors.
Posted inGovernment, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
The Average Joe’s Proviso
Surprising numbers of white working-class voters will support the Democratic agenda—if Democrats promise to reform the government that would carry it out.
Posted inGovernment, Politics
The Death of “Reinventing Government”?
New research says “dismantlers” now have the upper hand.
Posted inEconomy, Government
“The Little Agency That Could” – OPIC’s Outsized Role in Foreign Development
This often-overlooked agency leads U.S. development efforts overseas – while making a profit for taxpayers. Ben Leo of the Center for Global Development says Congress should let it do even more.
Posted inGovernment, Republic 3.0
Why America Needs an Arctic Ambassador
New legislation would help America protect important interests in the Arctic.
Posted inGovernment
The Federal Government’s Worsening Millennial Talent Gap
Outdated hiring practices are to blame, says Partnership for Public Service President Max Stier.
Posted inGovernment, Magazine, March/April/May 2015
Washington’s Biggest Problem: Not Agreeing on the Problem
Gridlock rules Washington not just because the parties can’t agree on solutions to our nation’s problems, but because they can’t even agree on what the problems are. Senate Republicans didn’t block Barack Obama’s cap-and-trade bill in 2010 because they favored different policies—say, a carbon tax—for controlling global warming. They blocked it because they didn’t believe […]
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, March/April/May 2015
Operation Rent Seeking
How the war on terrorism became a business model.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, March/April/May 2015
Welfare with an Ocean View
The federal government spends billions replenishing beaches for the affluent. The bill will soon skyrocket thanks to climate change.
