Recently, some prominent individuals have complained about the poor functioning of the U.S. government. Steven M. Teles called it a “kludgeocracy.” Francis Fukuyama called it the “Decay of American ...

With so much attention focused on the presidential horse race, it’s easy to forget that the endgame of politics is government. The Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan not-for-profit group ...

Every new presidential administration since 1993 has come into office by launching a new management agenda. The new administration in 2025 should not do so. Brand-new research shows that the public ...

Lawyers for Good Government, which coordinates pro bono work, launched the Pro Bono Litigation Corps for retired or small firm lawyers interested in public interest litigation. The corps was formed ...

Two-thirds of federal employees were engaged and satisfied with their jobs during the last year of the Biden administration, setting a litmus test for President Donald Trump as his administration ...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to deliver climate change commitments, and the rise in conflicts have amplified the need for a more effective government from the central to the local ...

That measure, which deregulated the interest rates that banks could offer and helped the U.S. economy to move from sluggishness into overdrive, is today long forgotten by all but a few aging bankers, ...