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The Case for Data During a Time of Crisis

The Case for Data During a Time of Crisis

Now more than ever is the time for local governments to embrace the use of data to inform decisions related to protecting their residents and informing recovery decisions related to…

Seeking Accountability in a M.A.D. World: How to Get Justice Without Seeing Red

Seeking Accountability in a M.A.D. World: How to Get Justice Without Seeing Red

One key for residents to receive superior services at an affordable cost is to demand accountability. Asking questions, slowing down, and planning out the steps to seek accountability are critical…

Deepfakes: A Nightmare Scenario for Public Administration

Deepfakes: A Nightmare Scenario for Public Administration

Deepfakes are generally manipulated videos that show a politician, celebrity or public figure of some type transposed onto the face of someone else. If not mitigated, this kind of technology…

Preparing Government’s Eulogy for Taxi Drivers

Preparing Government’s Eulogy for Taxi Drivers

The emergence of self-driving taxis is tantamount to the demise of the taxi driver. What is the government's role as this shift in the transportation sector unfolds?…

The Columbine Generation

The Columbine Generation

Columbine was not a moment of policy intervention or activism. Although this tragedy in suburban Littleton, Colorado may recede in the collective memory of the nation, it remains in the…

Social Justice and the Inclusive Policy of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan

Social Justice and the Inclusive Policy of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan

Shri Ram Vilas Paswan was a seasoned politician with over five decade of political experience who died in office during the pandemic. He was a true champion of the marginalized…

Civic Literacy and Effective Public Administration

Civic Literacy and Effective Public Administration

We might expect everyone in public administration to have a basic understanding of government in the United States, but this is not always the case. Public sector leader-managers must be…

eGovernment: A Promise Finally Realized?

eGovernment: A Promise Finally Realized?

Can a pandemic finish government’s pivot to technology-supported service delivery?…

“Supreme Change” is Needed

“Supreme Change” is Needed

While the court has eventually allowed for female justices, little else has changed. Only a Constitutional Amendment will allow us to have a future Supreme Court with an explicit upper…

Older Adults Without A Place to Call Home—A Growing Crisis

Older Adults Without A Place to Call Home—A Growing Crisis

While many older adults were able to hold onto their homes in the pandemic, the government-imposed moratorium on rents and mortgage payments will not last indefinitely. When that bill catches…

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