BS1012
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Traveler, economist, retired Foreign Service Officer
A practical plan to save foreign development assistance, and a workable alternative to deficit-tariffs. The two are related.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A practical plan to save foreign development assistance, and a workable alternative to deficit-tariffs. The two are related.
Reductions in Force (Layoffs)
Simply advising individual workers is best left to retirees or other mentors. Unions must challenge these systematically. The DOGE RIFs are back door attempts to impound funds, and must be challenged in court.
Simply advising individual workers is best left to retirees or other mentors. Unions must challenge these systematically. The DOGE RIFs are back door attempts to impound funds, and must be challenged in court.
March 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reductions in Force (Layoffs)
Simply advising individual workers is best left to retirees or other mentors. Unions must challenge these systematically. The DOGE RIFs are back door attempts to impound funds, and must be challenged in court.
Simply advising individual workers is best left to retirees or other mentors. Unions must challenge these systematically. The DOGE RIFs are back door attempts to impound funds, and must be challenged in court.
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Our Political Religion
Reverence for the law should be our political religion. (Abraham Lincoln) There is room for no other religion. Some justices of the Supreme Court have allowed their personal religion to infect our governance. This is blasphemy.
Reverence for the law should be our political religion. (Abraham Lincoln) There is room for no other religion. Some justices of the Supreme Court have allowed their personal religion to infect our governance. This is blasphemy.
February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our Political Religion
Reverence for the law should be our political religion. (Abraham Lincoln) There is room for no other religion. Some justices of the Supreme Court have allowed their personal religion to infect our governance. This is blasphemy.
Reverence for the law should be our political religion. (Abraham Lincoln) There is room for no other religion. Some justices of the Supreme Court have allowed their personal religion to infect our governance. This is blasphemy.
What Unions Should NOT Do
Steer clear of policy; leave that to Congress. Do not allocate vital resources to any function other than the legal fight. This is an existential moment. Do not be distracted.
Steer clear of policy; leave that to Congress. Do not allocate vital resources to any function other than the legal fight. This is an existential moment. Do not be distracted.
February 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What Unions Should NOT Do
Steer clear of policy; leave that to Congress. Do not allocate vital resources to any function other than the legal fight. This is an existential moment. Do not be distracted.
Steer clear of policy; leave that to Congress. Do not allocate vital resources to any function other than the legal fight. This is an existential moment. Do not be distracted.
What Unions Should Do
Speedily file in court for injunctions so that workers are clear on the right thing to do. Divert all other duties to volunteers, especially retirees.
Speedily file in court for injunctions so that workers are clear on the right thing to do. Divert all other duties to volunteers, especially retirees.
February 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What Unions Should Do
Speedily file in court for injunctions so that workers are clear on the right thing to do. Divert all other duties to volunteers, especially retirees.
Speedily file in court for injunctions so that workers are clear on the right thing to do. Divert all other duties to volunteers, especially retirees.
Resign in 8 months?
A former labor secretary says (probably wrongly) the offer is illegal. Talk to your union. Don’t trust what you read online. Compare this to the deal you’d get in a proper buyout, early retirement, or RIF (downsizing). Stick around if you can. Leave if you must.
A former labor secretary says (probably wrongly) the offer is illegal. Talk to your union. Don’t trust what you read online. Compare this to the deal you’d get in a proper buyout, early retirement, or RIF (downsizing). Stick around if you can. Leave if you must.
January 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Resign in 8 months?
A former labor secretary says (probably wrongly) the offer is illegal. Talk to your union. Don’t trust what you read online. Compare this to the deal you’d get in a proper buyout, early retirement, or RIF (downsizing). Stick around if you can. Leave if you must.
A former labor secretary says (probably wrongly) the offer is illegal. Talk to your union. Don’t trust what you read online. Compare this to the deal you’d get in a proper buyout, early retirement, or RIF (downsizing). Stick around if you can. Leave if you must.
A Big Mistake
Every agency and department of the U.S. Government has a legal counsel. If you as a civil servant have a question about the legality of an instruction given to you by a superior, relying on that legal counsel for advice could be the biggest mistake you’ll ever make.
Every agency and department of the U.S. Government has a legal counsel. If you as a civil servant have a question about the legality of an instruction given to you by a superior, relying on that legal counsel for advice could be the biggest mistake you’ll ever make.
January 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A Big Mistake
Every agency and department of the U.S. Government has a legal counsel. If you as a civil servant have a question about the legality of an instruction given to you by a superior, relying on that legal counsel for advice could be the biggest mistake you’ll ever make.
Every agency and department of the U.S. Government has a legal counsel. If you as a civil servant have a question about the legality of an instruction given to you by a superior, relying on that legal counsel for advice could be the biggest mistake you’ll ever make.
Preparing for Trump’s Second Administration:
If a civil servant thinks an instruction given them might be unlawful, where can they turn for guidance? Your best bet is your union’s legal counsel. If you’re not already a member of your union, now might be a good time to join.
If a civil servant thinks an instruction given them might be unlawful, where can they turn for guidance? Your best bet is your union’s legal counsel. If you’re not already a member of your union, now might be a good time to join.
December 30, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Preparing for Trump’s Second Administration:
If a civil servant thinks an instruction given them might be unlawful, where can they turn for guidance? Your best bet is your union’s legal counsel. If you’re not already a member of your union, now might be a good time to join.
If a civil servant thinks an instruction given them might be unlawful, where can they turn for guidance? Your best bet is your union’s legal counsel. If you’re not already a member of your union, now might be a good time to join.
How can an ordinary civil servant know if the instruction they’re being given is lawful or not? The short answer is that if the instruction simply feels wrong, then it probably is. But never (never!) refuse to obey, or even delay, without first seeking further guidance.
December 26, 2024 at 9:14 PM
How can an ordinary civil servant know if the instruction they’re being given is lawful or not? The short answer is that if the instruction simply feels wrong, then it probably is. But never (never!) refuse to obey, or even delay, without first seeking further guidance.
The top map indicates land controlled by Republicans. The bottom shows votes. An object lesson on how to tell stories with statistics.
Peoples Land who don’t vote. Stop pretending it does. Only Regret Remain
December 16, 2024 at 12:09 PM
The top map indicates land controlled by Republicans. The bottom shows votes. An object lesson on how to tell stories with statistics.
Storm clouds are gathering around Schedule F, requiring our top civil servants to be unconstitutionally loyal to a presidential administration rather than solely to the Constitution. It’s the spoils system, taking us back to 1883.
December 15, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Storm clouds are gathering around Schedule F, requiring our top civil servants to be unconstitutionally loyal to a presidential administration rather than solely to the Constitution. It’s the spoils system, taking us back to 1883.
Historian Thom Hartmann writes a coherent though sometimes not particularly cogent blog over on Substack. He’s endorsed a candidate for the leadership of the Democratic Party, Ben Wikler.
America’s Future Hangs on a Democratic Party Decision
Neoliberalism’s death grip or a New Deal revival? The stakes couldn’t be higher...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Historian Thom Hartmann writes a coherent though sometimes not particularly cogent blog over on Substack. He’s endorsed a candidate for the leadership of the Democratic Party, Ben Wikler.
The Constitution requires federal and state civil servants, if they are also officers, to take an oath to support the Constitution. That’s the only oath that can and should be required, whether the right hand is raised or not.
November 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM
The Constitution requires federal and state civil servants, if they are also officers, to take an oath to support the Constitution. That’s the only oath that can and should be required, whether the right hand is raised or not.
When was the last time you thanked a civil servant for their service? Their jobs are about to get a lot more complicated, if they can keep them.
November 23, 2024 at 8:40 PM
When was the last time you thanked a civil servant for their service? Their jobs are about to get a lot more complicated, if they can keep them.