Public service is not for everyone. Becoming a public servant has traditionally involved some sacrifices. The pay is usually lower than for comparable private, commercial, and corporate positions. The ...

Ms. Eckholm was recently a fellow at Cornell Tech’s Jacobs Urban Tech Hub and is an author of Pilot: New York City, a plan to reform how New York City procures new technology. A very big ax may soon ...

The federal government's crackdown on commercial driver's licenses for immigrants has found problems in eight states so far in the wake of several deadly crashes. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

Sixty years ago this week, Ronald Reagan delivered a speech in support of Barry Goldwater’s presidential bid. It was dubbed “A Time for Choosing.” Rereading the speech or watching it on YouTube ...

Explore how the principal-agent problem affects government efficiency, elected officials, and industry interactions, causing ...

Wonder Land: One of the campaign’s most important issues is the vast power and authority of the federal government. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Kamala Harris promises America an ...

Do Democrats Need a White Male Version of Kamala Harris? New York’s Oopsie Ballot Proposal Imagine That — Actions Have Consequences New Elise Stefanik Book ...

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani‘s winning message was affordability: that the necessities of life are increasingly out of reach for most people and that government is the answer. “There is no ...

As DOGE throws out the rule book for government tech, it’s time we plan for the worst—and look to each other for courage and support. This story is part of MIT Technology Review’s "America Undone” ...

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