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Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform II
Body: This is the second of three posts on how Richard W. Painter's recommendations for federal ethics reform in his book, ... Make a Difference (Oxford U.P., 2009), may be applied to local government ethics programs. Rulemaking At the federal ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Giving Voice to Values I
giving voice to values.jpg Body: The failure to deal responsibly with ... reality. Last year, a book came out which is focused on how each individual can end his or her silence with respect to ethics issues: ... The major difference is that local government officials have an obligation not to stockholders, who care most about profits, but to the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Next Stage in the Baltimore Legislative Immunity Case
... to the grand jury that, as careful as he was to limit the content, could be considered, in a stretch, to be related to legislative ... wants to make, and it might very well be accepted. That is how our legal system works. Our government ethics system is different. She ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform III
Body: This is the third of three posts on how Richard W. Painter's recommendations for federal ethics reform in his book, ... Make a Difference (Oxford U.P., 2009), may be applied to local government ethics programs. Lobbying Lobbying is not as big ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethical Dilemma
... status quo with sensational accusations of Republican ties to illegal gambling and prostitution. The Democratic newcomer was fearless. ... says a Council staffer whose boss opposes dramatic reforms. "How do you prevent the power from becoming part of the system? How do you ...
donmc - 2006-01-12 11:56 - 0 comments
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Winter Reading: Switch VI - Mindsets, Free Space, Humor, and Failure
... You Can't Teach Ethics In their book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Crown, 2010), Chip and Dan Heath say ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments
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Lessig on the Effects of Elected Officials' Dependency Problem
... Lawrence Lessig's excellent new book Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It (Twelve, Oct. 5, 2011) is about Congress and mostly about ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Hiring Experts and Giving Ethics Waivers: The Henry Paulson, Jr. Story
... Technical Ethics Violations But since no one knows the content of Paulson's conversations, no one knows whether he was already in ... a government official makes a private phone call. But how could the former head of Goldman Sachs have expected to talk with ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform I
... W. Painter's Getting the Government America Deserves: How Ethics Reform Can Make a Difference (Oxford U.P., 2009) may be about ... ethics program, but this excellent book also has a lot to offer to local government ethics. This is the first of three blog posts ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Court Decision That Focuses on the Reasons Behind Conflict of Interest Rules
... government land use matters. I'm finally getting around to analyzing one of them that provides a fascinating perspective on why ... focuses on, because conflicts are not determined by how an official acts. One of the most common mistakes in government ethics is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
