And they have deals with the president, to boot. A legal ethics scholar explores the morass.
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Michael Lewis’s Case for Government
Amid Trumpian chaos, the best-selling author and other top writers are heralding stories of bureaucrat heroes and a public sector we desperately need.
Posted inPolitics
Cut the Senate Democrats Some Slack
Democrats have reasons to filibuster the Republican bill that keeps the government open without restraining mass government worker layoffs. But if they don’t, dear liberals, be gentle.
Posted inPolitics
Elon Musk and the Rise of the Dictator CEO
The problem isn’t just the DOGE czar. It’s a culture of charismatic CEOs more interested in short-term gain than stewardship.
Posted inPolitics
Elon Musk Misunderstood the Film “Office Space.” Now He’s Decimating the Federal Workforce
Elon Musk Misunderstood the Film “Office Space.” Now He’s Decimating the Federal Workforce. The billionaire doesn’t appreciate that the ax-wielding management consultants in the parody of office life are villains, not role models.
Posted inPolitics
Trump and Musk’s Game of Thrones
The South African-born hand of King Trump is doing the leader’s bidding, and their twin ambitions are proving very hard to thwart.
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Trump’s Schedule F Plan for the Civil Service Would Be a Disaster
It violates statutes, undoes a century of civil service reform, and would derail government services.
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Democrats Must Fight Back Against the Scourge of Elon Musk’s DOGE
The billionaire’s minions have taken control of the government’s most sensitive computer systems. Senate Democrats must halt the chamber’s business until they stop.
Posted inMagazine
Fire the Contractors
Voters are right to want a less bloated and wasteful government. But Elon Musk’s plan will fail because the most inefficient parts lie outside it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE Project to Eviscerate the Federal Government is a Legal Train Wreck
The half-truths and lies in their “Department of Government Efficiency” blueprint for kneecapping the administrative state begin to expose the plan’s vulnerabilities.
