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Towns in the Age of Megacities
Take a drive across the nation on a two-lane blacktop and you'll see the hollowing out of rural America is obvious. We are now living in the age of the…
Public Safety: Light and the State of Things
It’s not an easy season to talk about public safety. The conversations happening around law enforcement, shootings, race relations, activism and our American identity are tense. There’s no room for…
The Call of Public Safety Service: A Social and Generational Challenge
Public safety service is a type of calling. But across the nation, police forces in major cities are seeing a decline in the recruitment pool. Many argue socio-political trends are…
The Millennials: Ethics, Governance and Politics
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders did what no other candidate since President Barack Obama has done while running for president: energize millennials and the youth vote. But for all their enthusiasm…
Summer Television for the Public Administrator
This summer, scholars and practitioners can study the field of public administration without opening a journal or book. The Republican and Democratic National Conventions will shape the future of global…
Using Research to Improve Federal Response to Poverty, Inequality
Previously, I criticized the use of randomized control trials (RCTs) in the development of policies on poverty and inequality. However, related techniques of policy analysis and program evaluation may be…
Can Millennials Revive the American City?
American cities have gone through periods of disinvestment, disintegration of infrastructure and depopulation. Emerging trends, led by millennials and the New Urbanism movement, are powering their revival. But creating New…
Generation Y Female Managers: Negotiating Work and Family
Recently, I wrote a review of Madinah F. Hamidullah’s, Managing the Next Generation of Public Workers. In the book, Hamidullah argues that different generations have their own distinct set of…
Public Administration Capability not Declining
The March/April 2016 Public Administration Review editorial stated, “Government has lost its capacity to execute public policies and implement programs.” To support this claim, the editorial cited a paper that…
Orlando and the “No Fly No Buy” Policy
The recent shooting in Orlando, along with the surge in mass shootings, are highly traumatic events that cause us to feel unsafe in our communities. Yearly, more than 32,000 people…
Creating a New Americanism
What does it mean to be an American in the 21st century? Should we seek to recreate previous periods of American greatness? These are tough questions to answer given the…