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1. Apologies: Central to a City's Ethical Environment

   ... 2006). Flipping through this entertaining yet upsetting book shows how many appalling ways public figures can fail to sincerely ... Municipal figures come out looking relatively good in this book, which also includes many sincere apologies. And then there is the ...

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

2. D.C. Ethics Board's Flawed Recommendations for Reform

   ... of this position, when in fact the language taken from my book Local Government Ethics Programs actually supports an independent, ... italicized portion is where the report's quoting from my book begins) It is important to grant waivers only with public notice and ...

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

3. Local Official Involvement in Shadow Banking

   ... H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel, the authors of the new book Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It , ... got to choose. Be a public servant and do everything by the book, or be prepared to have your government career end abruptly when the news ...

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

4. How to Bring Power Brokers into a Government Ethics Program

   ... few blog posts, it's because I'm spending my days writing a book on local government ethics. I'm getting close to the end of my first draft. The book will be available early next year, as a free e-book. Robert Wechsler ...

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

5. A County Attorney Disbarred for Ethical Misconduct

   ... from horrible people. He is, after all, author of a book entitled Crime and the Sacking of America: The Roots of Chaos . His ... against. Finally, Thomas says he is going to write a book about what happened. This should be a fascinating look at a deeply ...

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

6. The Many Ways in Which Lawyers Can Do Nothing About an Unethical Environment

   ... continues to be a hotbed of corruption. I recently read a book about one man's experience with judicial corruption in the Luzerne County ... with their evil pursuits. I strongly recommend the book "The Luzerne County Railroad" in which a man writes about how his personal ...

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

7. Nonviolence and Government Ethics I – Disrespect

   ... I recently read Michael N. Nagler's fascinating book The Search for a Nonviolent Future . Over the next few days, I will be ...

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

8. Not Engaging in Our Fathers' Misconduct

   ... John Snarey, which I assume is discussed in Snarey's 1993 book, How Fathers Care for the Next Generation (Harvard Univ. Press). ...

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

9. Conflicts of Interest and the Founding Fathers

   Body:  Fred Anderson's review of Gordon S. Wood's book Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different in a recent ...

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

10. A Classic Fiefdom and a Problem with Long-Term Municipal Representation

    ... to a typical fiefdom (see the section on fiefdoms in my book Local Government Ethics Programs ). This case is especially interesting ...

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

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