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  1. Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC

    ... "to develop notices and advertisements to be placed in print and electronic media intended to reach persons and organizations doing ...

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

  2. Conflicts of Interest: Taking a Holistic View

    ... in an open discussion of such issues, they rarely appear in print. The lack of open discussion appears to be important to the feelings ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:40 - 0 comments

  3. My Book Is Finally Available (and it's free)

    coversm3.jpg Body:  The book I've been working on for what seems like ages is finally available! With ... it's free? And it comes in four formats, to be read online (HTML) or to be read on e-books, tablets, and cellphones (PDF, MOBI, and EPUB). ...

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

  4. Recusal

    ... the code or in an explanatory publication online and/or in print. The criteria I have considered above are: Frequency Recency ... is a very complicated topic. Below is the section of my book Local Government Ethics Programs on this topic. I don't talk about ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 20:52 - 8 comments

  5. A New Book on the Worst Recent Ethics Scandal

    ... I raise this issue now is that I just learned about a new book about the scandal, called Kids for Cash , by William Ecenbarger. The book was reviewed (five months late) in the New York Times Book Review ...

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

  6. Book Review: Emil "Bud" Krogh, Integrity

    ... It took a long time for Egil "Bud" Krogh to write his book on Watergate, but it finally came out a few months ago. Krogh is not ... ethics, a program he calls the Integrity Zone (and his book is entitled Integrity ). Krogh's book has two central lesson for ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

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

    ... to think about. And we’ve been missing out. Jacobs’ book (in the form of a dialogue among a group of people) sets out two separate ... Be fatalistic Treasure honor You have to read the book to fully understand each of the values she lists. It is also important to ...

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

  8. A New Report and New Book on State and Federal Ethical Misconduct

    ... self-dealing. Extortion A government ethics book is big news this week. It is Peter Schweizer's Extortion: How ... commission members? In short, there is little in this book that is useful at the local level. However, it does do one useful thing ...

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

  9. Rushworth Kidder's Book *Moral Courage*

    Body:  Rushworth Kidder's 2005 book Moral Courage is something all municipal officials should read. It's ... in governments. But since you probably won't read the book, here are a few of Kidder's points that will most profit municipal ... definition of moral courage, from William Ian Miller's book The Mystery of Courage : 'the capacity to overcome the fear of shame ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 22:10 - 0 comments

  10. Book Excerpt 2: A Checklist of Ethics Commission Activities

    ... Here is one of the most useful sections of my new book Local Government Ethics Programs . Summer is upon us, and most ... local trainers, as well; and (5) discussing sections of this book together, as well as selecting advisory opinions from other jurisdictions ...

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

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