I am on the lookout for smart people and compelling reform proposals. You probably already know of https://reformforresults.org/ at Stanford on Administrative reforms.
Logically, federal election reform has to be a top priority since the system has become so corrupted. Everything else depends on having a many genuine, enlightened public servants as possible in Congress: ranked choice voting in two rounds; finance restrictions; time limits on campaigns, etc.
Which implies federal judicial reform. I like Biden's proposed term limits on SCOTUS. I would add age limits and enforcable anti-corruption rules by an independant body.
As a Stanford alum and retired senior executive at Bechtel, the global engineering and construction firm and major US government contractor, I have been viewing the DOGE activities as what we in infrastructure construction call “site prep.” Accordingly your objective to rebuild after DOGE resonates. THAT’s the approach to take to the current times, make plans for the future; stop exclaiming about outrages, etc.
While I've never worked in government, like everyone I was aware of government's reputation for inefficiency. But reading these two stories this year by Jennifer Pahlka and Tracing Woodgrains genuinely shocked me in terms of just how deep the dysfunction can run:
So as skeptical as I have been of DOGE, I have also been worried about being too critical lest it give me the impression that the status quo was acceptable.
So I've very glad that you will soon be presenting an alternative approach to reform that can provide a constructive alternative to DOGE's destructiveness.
I've hoped you (or someone) would come up with proposals for genuine government and political reform. I look forward to seeing what you've come up with.
I taught courses and did research on
implementation policy for 20 years at the Sanford school. I’d love to help with this project
I am on the lookout for smart people and compelling reform proposals. You probably already know of https://reformforresults.org/ at Stanford on Administrative reforms.
Logically, federal election reform has to be a top priority since the system has become so corrupted. Everything else depends on having a many genuine, enlightened public servants as possible in Congress: ranked choice voting in two rounds; finance restrictions; time limits on campaigns, etc.
Which implies federal judicial reform. I like Biden's proposed term limits on SCOTUS. I would add age limits and enforcable anti-corruption rules by an independant body.
That's a starter list.
As a Stanford alum and retired senior executive at Bechtel, the global engineering and construction firm and major US government contractor, I have been viewing the DOGE activities as what we in infrastructure construction call “site prep.” Accordingly your objective to rebuild after DOGE resonates. THAT’s the approach to take to the current times, make plans for the future; stop exclaiming about outrages, etc.
Very excited to hear about this.
While I've never worked in government, like everyone I was aware of government's reputation for inefficiency. But reading these two stories this year by Jennifer Pahlka and Tracing Woodgrains genuinely shocked me in terms of just how deep the dysfunction can run:
https://www.eatingpolicy.com/p/dear-mr-kupor-please-fix-federal
https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/the-full-story-of-the-faas-hiring
So as skeptical as I have been of DOGE, I have also been worried about being too critical lest it give me the impression that the status quo was acceptable.
So I've very glad that you will soon be presenting an alternative approach to reform that can provide a constructive alternative to DOGE's destructiveness.
Do you mean 2024 election (not 2020)?
I've hoped you (or someone) would come up with proposals for genuine government and political reform. I look forward to seeing what you've come up with.
So glad you are doing this.