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A Pragmatic Approach to Climate Change: Part 3—Demand Gross Carbon Reductions Every Year

A Pragmatic Approach to Climate Change: Part 3—Demand Gross Carbon Reductions Every Year

This column discusses the reasons for making gross carbon consumption (or gross reduction in CO2 emissions) the only metric that matters both at the national and global levels.…

Private Prisons—Public Need

Private Prisons—Public Need

Unless there are clear reasons for returning the prison system to public facilities alone, the private prison system is an alternative that helps mitigate past problems.…

A Reflection on Haitian Immigration by We Who Are Dark

A Reflection on Haitian Immigration by We Who Are Dark

As a nation of immigrants, we must be brave enough to own up to our history and grapple with the complex realities that race and racism produce. This article discusses…

Equity in Emergency Operations Centers

Equity in Emergency Operations Centers

One of the fundamental reasons to care about equity in an Emergency Operations Center is to stay on the right side of the law. Sadly, that isn’t enough to promote…

Using Machine Learning and Twitter Data to Evaluate the Public Opinion of the Delta Variant and the Vaccine Booster

Using Machine Learning and Twitter Data to Evaluate the Public Opinion of the Delta Variant and the Vaccine Booster

April Heyward has been examining COVID-19 and public policy interventions as part of her research. She employed machine learning and Twitter data to evaluate the public opinion of the Delta…

Rising Crime: The Consequence of No Consequences

Rising Crime: The Consequence of No Consequences

Are non-violent crimes truly decreasing, or are legislative changes impacting the prosecution of such crimes masking another reality? …

Water, A User’s Guide: Part Four

Water, A User’s Guide: Part Four

Ensuring the quantity and quality of water and managing the infrastructure that delivers and controls water are critical issues in the health, safety and economic activity of a nation.…

Zambia’s Regime Change: An Opportunity for Public Administration Reforms?

Zambia’s Regime Change: An Opportunity for Public Administration Reforms?

Why is public administration important for elections, and why are elections essential for public administration? This article shares brief perspectives to address these two questions. …

Career Veterans: Underestimated Capital

Career Veterans: Underestimated Capital

Veterans may seek opportunities after serving, yet their talents, at times, go unnoticed.…

Public Administrators Must be Dedicated Champions of the Truth

Public Administrators Must be Dedicated Champions of the Truth

The amount of false information at our fingertips is not only befuddling, but also an existential threat to the operation of our governmental institutions. Public administrators must be committed to…

Have Diplomacy—Will Negotiate

Have Diplomacy—Will Negotiate

The secret of being a great president is to understand the full scope of one’s duties as prescribed by the Constitution and forged over time with respect to implied powers.…