Why the president can’t just fire bureaucrats Andrew Rudalevige - September 20, 2023 The "unitary executive theory" has its limits
If Trump wins again, he wants to be able to fire civil servants Ryan Saylor - August 25, 2022 That’s still a bad idea. Research suggests that merit-based systems are better for the economy and for democracy.
Civil servants are the last defense against a lawless president. It’s no wonder Trump didn’t trust them. Walter M. Shaub, Jr. - October 10, 2021 U.S. democracy counts on public servants to be loyal to the Constitution, not politicians
Some Trump officials are ‘burrowing’ into government jobs. What does that mean, exactly? David C. Nixon - January 5, 2021 What’s more, Trump is trying to strip away civil service protections from more government jobs.
Writing a constitution is the easy part. Here’s how the bureaucracy puts it into action. Andrew Rudalevige - September 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63534" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building,