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  1. Do Gifts Establish Subordination?

    ... Lewis Hyde's The Gift . An op-ed piece in Friday's Washington Post by another anthropologist, Hugh Gusterson, extends this ...

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

  2. Situational Ethics Is Inappropriate in a Government Ethics Context

    ... statements and actions. Yesterday, Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post did a column about situational ethics and campaign ...

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

  3. Unacceptable Mischaracterization of an Ethics Settlement in D.C.

    ... the settlement was reached. According to an article in the Washington Post , the attorney characterized the charges she admitted to ...

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

  4. How Swift Growth Can Undermine Local Government Ethics

    ... Loudoun in Virginia (principal town: Leesburg), not far from Washington, D.C. Although the issue politics is all about the pace of ... according to one of several investigative articles in the Washington Post, runs a consulting firm, works for a real estate company, ...

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

  5. Don't Underestimate the Effects of Conflicts of Interest

    ... is low. And then boom! According to an article in the Washington Post , Henry Waxman, chair of the House committee, said, "Millions ...

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

  6. Should an Ethics Commission Member Be Affiliated with a Firm That Represents Clients Before It?

    ... a long article , "Connections Count at Law Firm," on the Washington/Atlanta-based law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge . This firm was ... firm, has a list of the top political law firms in the U.S. , ranking them by tier (the list calls them "bands"). McKenna Long is ...

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

  7. Elections Should Be Fought by Parties, Not Refereed by Parties

    ... suit out. And then, according to an article in yesterday's Washington Post , only a few days later President Bush asked the ...

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

  8. Two Pleasant Surprises

    ... with the town.  According to an article in Sunday's Washington Post , the mayor ordered all town board and commission members ...

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

  9. EC vs. IG: A Battle It's Better Not to Have

    ... the Inspector General, the Attorney General, and the U.S. Attorney. This overlap can lead to lots of turf wars. What happened in D.C.? According to a Washington Post article last week , an IG investigation found that a D.C. ...

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

  10. HUD Secretary Seems to Have Developed Urban Ethics Problems

    ... is the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. (HUD) HUD oversees and funds housing authorities across ... information, read the following articles and editorials: Washington Post, Feb. 19 Philadelphia Inquirer, Mar. 26 ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-01 10:22 - 0 comments

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