Policymaking
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Dilemma of a Conflicted Civil Servant
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Dilemma of a Conflicted Civil Servant
In December 2019, Alexandra Hall Hall resigned from her post as Brexit counselor at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. In this article, she writes about how she came to that decision and situates it in a broader discussion of principled resignation, giving…
To Regain Policy Competence: The Software of American Public Problem-Solving
To Regain Policy Competence: The Software of American Public Problem-Solving
American policymaking has declined over the past several decades, but it is something that can be regained. It is not ephemeral or lost to the mists of time. The skills needed to tackle public problem-solving are specific and cultural — and they are…