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A Year On: The DOGE Disaster
A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of your government
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How Much Power Does the President Actually Have Over the Civil Service?
More than you think, which is why other branches need to step up
Jan 12
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Nicholas Bednar
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Life Under a Clicktatorship
What happens to government when everything is content?
Jan 7
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Best of "Can We Still Govern?" 2025: Personal Favorites
Dec 31, 2025
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Some basic math about cutting government
Nov 16, 2024
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Fake Jobs and Fake Facts
Nov 25, 2024
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The authoritarian checklist
Aug 28, 2025
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What Happens Next?
Nov 7, 2024
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The Biggest Loser in Wisconsin
Apr 2, 2025
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When Volatile Work Schedules Meet SNAP Work Requirements
New policies put low income workers in jeopardy of losing vital supports
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Understanding Mamdani's Vision
His inauguration speech challenges the left to govern
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Best of "Can We Still Govern?" 2025: Personal Favorites
Here are the my favorite pieces I wrote in 2025.
Dec 31, 2025
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Best of "Can We Still Govern?" 2025: Readers Picks
The most-read stories of the year
Dec 30, 2025
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The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
Dec 28, 2025
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Exploring the Knives Out Universe
Are they just entertaining murder mysteries or something more?
Dec 26, 2025
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What have we learned about child poverty in America?
Members of a National Academy of Sciences committee share insights
Dec 22, 2025
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Democrats need a theory of power, but democracies need a theory of accountability
No, the Trump administration is not a model for how to get things done
Dec 17, 2025
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What would a third Trump impeachment look like?
Some lessons from history
Dec 15, 2025
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