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1. Nudging and Government Ethics

   ... 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

2. A Miscellany

   ... 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

3. The People Speak: Bruno Trial Jurors' Opinions

   ... This is the conclusion one comes to after reading, in an Albany Times-Union article, the comments of jurors in the trial of ...

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

4. Deception About Ethics Commission Approval and Another Problem with Ethics Self-Regulation

   ... U.S. attorney presenting the case, as quoted in the Albany Times-Union , although a criminal trial, "this case is about ...

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

5. Using Confidentiality as a Smokescreen

   ... in New York State. According to an April 16 article in the Albany Times-Union , a mayor from one party filed a complaint against the ...

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

6. The Real-Life Results of a Lack of Independence and Transparency in an Ethics Program

   ... As the former member said in an e-mail included in an Albany Times Union Capitol Confidential blog post on Friday , "JCOPE needs ...

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

7. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

   ... 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

8. Online Ethics Training and Information Materials

   ... of what you can find on a number of local government ethics sites, as well as on the sites of state ethics commissions with jurisdiction over local officials. I am ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

9. A Miscellany

   ... make use of them. They act as if transparency was not the default value of our democracy, as if they were living in some other country ...

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

10. The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue

    ... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ... and It's Legal (in Chicago) Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

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