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  1. 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

  2. Florida

    Florida's constitution was revised in 1968 to require that a code of ethics for all state employees and non-judicial officers ... Phone - (954) 357-7896   Palm Beach (1,216,282 - est. pop. 2003, U.S. Census Bureau)   ...

    donmc - 2012-01-23 10:28 - 1 comment

  3. Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform I

    ... and costly. Citing a General Accounting Office report from 2008 , Painter argues that contract employees have influence, even ... 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

  4. City Ethics Support

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    donmc - 2015-04-28 15:55

  5. Drupal post typography

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

  6. 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

  7. Nudging and Government Ethics

    ... 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 ... by state law, or borrowed from a neighboring city or county. Rarely are they debated, and almost never are they debated in terms of ...

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

  8. A Miscellany

    ... approved, an ordinance to require city contractors to report any corrupt activity (bribery, theft, forgery, perjury, fraud) carried ... 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

  9. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

    ... Means So Much (Times Books) has been getting a lot of attention lately. Although I haven't read it yet, I was intrigued by ... 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

  10. 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

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