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The Tangle of Reality: Reconciling the Social Security Trust Fund with Daily Needs in Times of Crisis
If American senior citizens are secure, it increases overall community resiliency, which in turn fortifies domestic capacity during a large-scale or national crisis. In other words, national resiliency is in…
Seniority vs. Performance
In virtually every aspect of our lives, performance is an issue. It’s the basis for success in almost every occupation. The only sector where that’s not the case is…
Immigrants are Veterans Too
The U.S. military is still the strongest military in the world. At the core of its success are more than its weapons and new technologies. The U.S. military also has…
The U.S. South is a Festering Problem that Requires a Vigorous Federal Solution
We have a federal government for many reasons. One of them must be to intervene on behalf of decency and humanity, as well as national survival, when the parochial local…
Assessing Cultural Competency and Public Health Outcomes
As a means to address the level of racial and ethnic disparities in the provision of health care, cultural competency creation is a commonly proposed approach toward improving patient outcomes.…
Play by the Rules: The Issue of Private Contracting of Public Services
While I find it unethical to privatize public services, public administrators are more likely to reach out to private contractors for their services to cut costs. Despite this, public administrators…
News vs. Commentary: A Nice Mess
In our times of mile-a-minute, pervasive reporting, we need a way to quickly determine, even in the middle of a media broadcast, what is news and what is commentary. Here's…
Blue Ocean Thinking – Creating Innovative Public Policy
Instead of companies competing in established markets (“red oceans”), companies should create markets (“blue ocean”). Red oceans summon up images of companies fiercely competing with each for market dominance.…
Pro- and Anti-Development Groups Agree, Houston’s Style of Development Doesn’t Work
Along with the aftermath brought on by hurricanes and floods, as well as other natural disasters, comes arguments about the environment and human responsibility for the changing climate and criticisms…
Workplace Incivility as a Research Issue
Workplace incivility is an issue worthy of further research in public administration because incivility can potentially affect the productivity of every government and contract worker.…
Undermining the Affordable Care Act
After several public failures, Congress is no longer attempting to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA); however, this has not stopped President Trump from trying to fulfill his…
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