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1. Hartford Mayor Says the Right Things Upon News of His Arrest

   ... city. But speedy is not how this problem was handled. News of the renovations came out in August 2007, shortly after the mayor paid ... 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related Conflicts ...

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

2. Nagle on Withdrawal As Cure for Campaign Contributions

   ... would be hard to sustain." (" Corruption, Pollution and Politics ", 110 Yale Law Journal 293, 312 (2000)) Under the Nagle ... or trying to influence one who is on the fence, is what politics is supposed to be about. Why Contributions Should Not Be ... in New Jersey, or elsewhere. This blog post will hopefully start a serious consideration of this approach and ...

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

3. Term Limits and the Poor Handling of a Conflict in Pierce County, WA

   ... Park Districts According to an article in the News Tribune , Washington State voters formed seven metro park districts ... to consider their short-term future outside of electoral politics. Term limits put pressure on elected officials to focus on ...

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

4. Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

   ... according to an article in Wednesday's Journal News . Dealing responsibly with relationships is what government ethics ... nothing about it. According to another Journal News article this month, there are seven nonprofits listed at the mayor's ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related Complaints/ ...

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

5. Caring About Process

   ... "the American people don’t care about process" in a news conference (the context was the process surrounding the health care ... how important process is, instead of pandering to content-oriented concerns about the economy, terrorism, and the like, they will ...

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

6. Good News from Florida Legislative Leaders

   ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Ethics Reform States and Municipal ...

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

7. Political Preferential Treatment and Quid Pro Quos

   ... on the council since long before the mayor got involved in politics (in other words, the incumbent owes nothing to the mayor and is in no ... In other words, the form is that of a bribe, but the content is not. This allows people to treat the transaction as a bribe, even ... Ethics Codes Misuse of Office/Special In the news ...

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

8. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind VII: Moral Foundations

   ... The Righteous Mind : Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Pantheon, 2012), set out a Moral Foundations Theory ... are often divided into competing factions. But partisan politics is not supposed to have any effect on public administration. There is ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Book Reviews ...

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

9. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind III: The Social Nature of Moral Judgment

   ... The Righteous Mind : Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Pantheon, 2012), our morality is driven by our ... Haidt calls "post hoc fabrications." Those involved in politics tend have a far higher threshold of disgust when it comes to ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Book Reviews ...

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

10. Book Review: Jane Jacobs' Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics

    ... A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics . The citations I found on-line do not include any about government ... syndromes. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. Here are the two lists that constitute the syndromes: ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-01-10 13:10 - 0 comments

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