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"The question is: what happens when anti-establishment conspiracy theorists take power? The list of people poised to enter the new administration reads like a who’s-who of tin-foil-hatters and red-pillers, people who believe that American democracy has been captured by a Deep State cabal."
What happens when Deep State conspiracy theorists become the establishment?
The list of people poised to enter the new administration reads like a who’s-who of tin-foil-hatters and anti-establishment agitators, so when the oath of office is taken to ‘preserve, protect and def...
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"The question is: what happens when anti-establishment conspiracy theorists take power? The list of people poised to enter the new administration reads like a who’s-who of tin-foil-hatters and red-pillers, people who believe that American democracy has been captured by a Deep State cabal."
"The implications of the findings for Schedule F are unequivocal—converting career employees to Schedule F and removing their civil service protections is likely to degrade government performance ... rang[ing] from unit performance, to citizen confidence, to corruption." doi.org/10.1111/padm...
What does the evidence tell us about merit principles and government performance?
In October 2020, President Donald Trump sought to convert many US federal civil servants to at-will employees by executive order. Trump's initiative, referred to as Schedule F, has stimulated a parti...
doi.org
January 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"The implications of the findings for Schedule F are unequivocal—converting career employees to Schedule F and removing their civil service protections is likely to degrade government performance ... rang[ing] from unit performance, to citizen confidence, to corruption." doi.org/10.1111/padm...