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When Americans believe public servants are lying, trust in government is the first casualty. Yet, lying is a problem that goes well beyond national security situations. In a 2007 National…
With the increasing amount of nonprofit organizations being created, these agencies are constantly challenged with the burden of keeping the doors open with decreases in funding? Considering technology advances, service…
How we live in America is changing. While incomes remain flat for most working people, the cost of housing has continued to rise. It’s difficult for many hard working-class and…
There is no shortage of opinion in the U.S. regarding advocacy for particular values. We have think tanks, lobbyists, newspapers, cable TV, magazines, websites, etc., literally pouring out opinions. They…
If courses in organizational theory have taught us anything, it’s that nearly everyone finds change difficult. This is no more relevant than in the workplace. Whether you have just stepped…
The year 1962 marked the beginning of a new era for the South. Baker versus Carr, a landmark Supreme Court case, determined that malappropriated state legislatures were unconstitutional. The Baker…
A majority of students don’t know, or appear to care, about their own country’s system of governance. When tested, high school and college graduates alike do very poorly in answering…
The conventions may be over, but the presidential debates are about to begin and one topic will surely come up: The Affordable Care Act (ACA). Hillary Clinton has a long…
Governments have always been the biggest producers of data. Since the beginning of the open data initiatives started by President Obama in 2009, federal agencies have been mandated to open…
One of the most destructive phenomena in our American society today is mendacity – or lying if you prefer. It’s a behavior that belies who we are as individuals and…
As I drove my family into a Chicago suburb to visit my cousin and his family, the thought of South Side Chicago occupied my mind based on William Lee’s article…