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Professionals in Government: A Necessity or Luxury?
The Trump Administration calls for reclassifying positions with a policy component into a new personnel category Schedule F.—a designation that would strip them of long-held civil service protections and allow…
Pandemic: Bigger Than We Think—Part Two
This column points out how human drives for land, water and food let loose pathogens that can kill us—millions of us. Population pressure is causing us to break more and…
Memo to the President: America needs an agency like the former Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
It would be important for the incoming administration to have a forum for examining and suggesting improvements to the relations between federal, state, local and tribal governments. President-elect Biden should…
Democracy—The Original Empowerment Zone
One can define democracy as the collective voice of the people choosing, selecting and debating the merits of particular public goods and public services. Democracy is still the single unifying…
Professional and Personal Pointers for Credible Communication
In communication, it is critical for the encoder (the message originator) to understand the way the decoder (the person or body receiving the message) will interpret the information conveyed. Thus,…
New Hope for Refugees Under the Biden Administration—But Will It Last?
Refugee resettlement, like many other public policy issues, creates two sides that are staunchly opposed with seemingly little room for compromise. Can we find a lasting middle ground that will…
Council of Past Presidents
Driven by the need for a new era of creativity and innovation in all areas of public administration, it is time to consider assembling the first United States Council of…
Peace in a Time of War—Can We Achieve It?
The pandemic has helped bring many social issues to the surface and at the same time has limited our ability to address them in an equitable and efficient manner. Without…
The Genius of Mary Parker Follett
It was a social worker and philosopher, and an intellectual by every measure, who made one of the most significant and lasting contributions to leadership in the public service; Mary…
The State of Disability Policy Research in Public Administration: A Recap
Emerging research about disability policy and public administration is falling behind other important representative topics such as female or racial representation. While these topics deserve a lot of attention, there…
Municipal Diversity Plans: Transitioning from Performative to Purposeful
Transitioning from a performative municipal diversity plan to a SMART, purposeful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan that effectively addresses the root causes of systemic racial inequality is key in the…
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