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    donmc - 2012-07-26 17:40

  2. Settlement Agreements

    ... agreements out of my first draft of the City Ethics Model Code, but I have just added a provision, Section 213(5) . The language is ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  3. The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Approach to Ethics

    ... in today’s New York Times about the conflicts of interest of so-called television and radio network military analysts, one ... in the public interest. Don’t ask, don’t tell is the default setting for municipal ethics. And it’s the worst conflict of interest ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-20 09:13 - 0 comments

  4. Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform I

    ... a lot to offer to local government ethics. This is the first of three blog posts about this book, focusing on Painter's recommendations ... subject to ethics rules." Painter advocates what he calls "default rules," that is ethics rules that apply to contractors, but which can ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  5. City Ethics Support

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    donmc - 2015-04-28 15:55

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    donmc - 2010-01-22 11:24 - 0 comments

  7. The Perils of Nepotism

    ... I was just reading a review in The Economist of Francis Fukayama's new book, The Origins of Political Order . The ... strength of patrimonial groups. Tribalism ... remains a default form of political organization, even after a modern state has ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  8. Nudging and Government Ethics

    Body:  I've been writing a lot about government ethics and behavioral psychology over the last few years. I consider some of the findings of behavioral psychology, especially about blind spots, ... with a choice, we are more likely than not to go with a default option, be that a mobile ringtone or a pension plan. Yes, nudging is ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  9. A Miscellany

    ... proceeding, he was found not to have violated the ethics code. He had withdrawn from every council discussion and vote involving ... inspector general. Failure to report will be considered a default on their contract. This is good news. It is important to get ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  10. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

    ... to require every local government to have an ethics code and ethics officer, with a recommendation to share ethics officers among ... example, if an employee does not choose a pension plan, a default plan is chosen for him. The employee can opt out, but inaction will not ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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