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Keeping Our Doors Open? An Overview of Refugee Resettlement Policy in The United States
Refugee resettlement in the United States is a contentious issue, and debates over resettlement policies seem likely to continue for the foreseeable future. In this article, I discuss how refugee…
“Thank you for your service.” Well, Actions Speak Louder Than Words…
So, how are we really thanking Vietnam War, Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom, (OIF/OEF) and other military veterans for their service? Of course, we have a massive federal agency, the…
Common Goals: Developing an Approach to Performance Management Across an Organization
Through journal articles, books and speeches, many performance management experts focus on the importance of leadership in implementing performance management programs in government entities. Buy-in from leadership is critical —…
Effective Community Policing Begins in the Classroom
Community policing is viewed as an important concept and one that is necessary to build positive relations between law enforcement and the community served, yet, it continues to be difficult…
A Salute to Public Servants
What can we in public administration do based on the current Trump presidency? One option is to practice continuous guerilla government in the form of whistleblowing, anonymous tips to the…
The Changing Face of the U.S
Our nation and our world is changing rapidly. By 2055, the U.S. will have no single racial or ethnic majority, as the population shifts to being more foreign-born. Currently, 14…
Three Models of Emotional Intelligence
Too often the notion of emotional intelligence in a professional environment makes many break out in to sweat, experience palpitations, start trembling, shake really hard, have shortness of breath and…
Blockchain: A Potentially Disruptive Innovation
Innovation in the public sector is always a topic of discussion wrought with both hyperbole and striking contradictions. Especially engaging is when the dialogue couples the inherent inefficiencies woven into…
The Politics of Contempt
We take for granted that politics is characterized by partisanship. It may even be that extreme partisanship is more the norm than the exception. Strictly speaking, partisanship is the expression of…
Combating Heroin Addiction in the United States with Supervised Injection Facilities
Heroin addiction is on the rise in the United States. Many individuals in America may not see heroin addiction as a problem that affects them. They may see it as…
Finding Life Itself
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, American soldiers were returning home. General MacArthur remained in Japan to oversee its reconstruction. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson was one…
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