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1. The Perils of Nepotism

   ... made me think differently about nepotism, a government ethics issue that is usually considered rather minor. Some people may know ... the Church from becoming a second aristocracy, handing on the Church's lands and power to the children of Church leaders. But ... 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

2. 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 ... involved. At a board meeting, whenever the board moves on to a new agenda item, the chair should ask not only if anyone has a motion, ...

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

3. A Miscellany

   ... made fairly and impartially. According to an article on al.com , a Huntsville council member got a job with a city-owned utility. ... 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

4. Poor Draftmanship and Poor Ethics

   ... Note: I completely rewrote this post after Mark Davies set me straight about the state law on which disclosure forms an official must file. Poor draftsmanship of ...

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

5. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

   ... of the New York Review of Books . Sunstein focuses on the idea of bandwidth as applied to the human mind. He notes that in ... 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

6. 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

7. A Miscellany

   ... Prince William County, Virginia, according to an article on the insidenova.com website . A county supervisor wanted to give ... 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

8. 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

9. The Gap Between Advice and Enforcement, and The Isolation of Independence

   Body:  I was on a panel this week as part of the annual Citywide Seminar on Ethics in New ... were raised by other members of the panel, who included Mark Davies, the executive director of the COIB; Shane Creamer, the executive ... the tendency of many officials to seek advice from a city or county attorney rather than an ethics officer. A requirement to seek ...

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

10. A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission

    ... an employee, the last in 2009; and in 2010, people marched on the EC after the death of an ethics activist who had served successively as ... prized value in government ethics. And making dismissal the default is not a good way to gain the public's trust. As for setting the ...

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

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