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The "Deep State" and Its Discontents: A Series By American Purpose
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Deregulation for Me, Regulation for Thee
Trump hasn’t actually reduced the burden of the administrative state—he’s just shifted it onto all of us.
Oct 20
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Matthew Wollin
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What Wednesday Taught Us About Trump’s Attitude to the Federal Bureaucracy
As if we needed any more reminders.
Oct 17
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Don Kettl
13
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Armageddon in the Civil Service
Under cover of the government shutdown, Trump is stretching presidential powers even further by firing thousands of workers.
Oct 15
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Don Kettl
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From Retribution to Regulatory Regime
The Trump administration has learned from earlier mistakes in its education policies.
Sep 15
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R. Shep Melnick
18
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Can Trump Do That?
What firing members of the Fed means for America.
Sep 2
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Don Kettl
9
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What’s Happening to the “Deep State”?
Assaults on American state capacity are gaining steam.
Aug 4
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Francis Fukuyama
63
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The Right’s Revenge
How legal tools and strategies created by the left are now being deployed by Trump.
Jul 31
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R. Shep Melnick
22
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The Day Merit Died
The Trump administration wants a civil service based on politics, not skills.
Jul 22
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Don Kettl
26
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Merit, Not Trauma, Should Drive The Civil Service
A message to the architects of Schedule Policy/Career.
Jun 3
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Don Kettl
13
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The Slow Death of Effective Government
With the apparent demise of Humphrey’s Executor, what comes next for the civil service?
May 30
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Paul Verkuil
19
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How to Really Fix Government
DOGE is not the way to go.
May 12
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Francis Fukuyama
31
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Unleash the Sheep State
Civil service reform should empower the flock, not just cull the herd.
Mar 26
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michael bennon
16
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