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Mission Must Drive Agency Administrative Support Systems
Right now, federal agencies face challenges due to major workforce and budget disruptions. The senior career leadership and administrative bones of the organization have two problems to solve: maintain the…
Rethinking Democracy: Reforming Appointee-Executive Relations
Citizens in many democratic nations are calling into question whether their countries can deliver for them. Public frustration is increasing on income security, health care, public safety, education, public spending,…
The Landscape of Long-term Care in State Correctional Institutions
Just like all other populations within the United States, the population behind bars is continuing to grow older. But, state correctional policies for elderly inmate care highly vary. Part of…
Second Amendment
As perhaps the most iconic Amendment to the Constitution, America’s right to bear arms may be the most cited Amendment of the last 20 years. We all know it, so…
Cycle of Poverty
In a political science class, I referred my students to the case of Singapore and mentioned how one of the key differences between Singapore and Puerto Rico was that in…
Changing the Perceptions of Drug Addiction in the Realm of Public Health
The current opioid crisis has focused the medical research, legislative and fiduciary spotlights on what can and should be done to solve this problem. Treatment methods of the previous 30…
R * E * S * P * E * C * T
isrespect seems the norm these days. We particularly see it in the language of many of our elected and appointed officials. Unfortunately, when unacceptable language or behavior becomes a visible…
Federalism: The Big Excuse
Everyone is in favor of better roads. That’s not the problem. As we all know, the problem is: Who will pay? In Washington, everyone wants the states to pay. In…
Have Diplomacy – Will Travel
The role of U.S. ambassadors is in the news again. You may have noticed we haven’t been filling all those vacancies around the world. The reasons for not doing so…
Words have Meaning: Replacing “Administration” with “Management”
“Administration” is a word that today is rarely used in business. Businesses are “managed;” government agencies are “administered.” The business school I know best has a Management Department. In…
Balancing the Scales: Critiquing Gender Equity Research in the American Legal Field
As March celebrates women’s global contributions and achievements personally and professionally, the legal and economic statuses of women remain in public policy foci. Yet, for the women responsible for balancing…
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