by jpitney | Jul 3, 2022 | Public Service, Staff
Annie Karni at NYT: When an alarmed Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, called the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, demanding to know why the president of the United States had suggested he was coming to the Capitol while Congress met to certify his...
by jpitney | Jun 22, 2022 | Crime, Insurrection, Public Service
Yesterday’s J6 hearing featured brave public servants who paid a price for doing their duty Rusty Bowers: It is painful to have friends who have been such a help to me turn on me with such rancor. I may in the eyes of men not hold correct opinions or act...
by jpitney | Jun 10, 2022 | Congress, Public Service
Cheney Select Committee Opening Statement There is a reason why people serving in our Government take an oath to the Constitution. As our founding fathers recognized, democracy is fragile. People in positions of public trust are duty-bound to defend it – to step...
by jpitney | Jun 2, 2022 | Public Service
Daniel Stid: We need younger, more diverse, and tech-savvy public servants. Beginning with the original civil service reform movement up through the 1960s, talented young people were drawn to public service. We need to restore its luster and appeal for those at the...
by jpitney | Jan 26, 2022 | Civility, Local Government, Public Administration, Public Service
Clarence E. Anthony at Bloomberg CityLab: A November report from the National League of Cities (NLC), where I serve as chief executive officer, found that 81% of local public officials surveyed had experienced harassment, threats and violence, and 87% have noticed...
