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Donations in WWII: the Treasury's Records
Uncle Sam wants you, but would settle for fifteen thousand pigeons.
Feb 10
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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USDA Reorganization: Regulatory Capture by Design
The Jekyll Island of the Department of Agriculture.
Feb 3
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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USDA Reorganization: Regulatory Capture by Design
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January 2025
Notes on Personnel Positions
There's more than one way to pay a bureaucrat
Jan 27
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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TWI versus Gulick: From implementation to "policy planning"
What I want to know is: Where did the process charts go?
Jan 20
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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TWI versus Gulick: From implementation to "policy planning"
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IRS Reform: The People Respond
Vox Populi, Vox Dei
Jan 16
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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IRS Reform: The People Respond
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Plain Language in the 1950s
How the feds learned to write gooder
Jan 13
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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A tale of two reorganizations: USDA and Treasury
A new year, and a roadmap for 2025.
Jan 9
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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The Snyder Cuts: Reforming IRS 1946-1952
How Treasury Secretary Snyder cut waste and banished corruption at IRS, while building state capacity.
Jan 2
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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The Snyder Cuts: Reforming IRS 1946-1952
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December 2024
Eisenhower's Bureaucrats
How the federal government taught its managers to cut red tape.
Dec 18, 2024
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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Eisenhower's Bureaucrats
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Before Budgeting
How cities and states once managed their finances.
Dec 2, 2024
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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Before Budgeting
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November 2024
The High Tide of Reform: USDA Reorganization 1900-1960
A sketch of the history of government reform, as illustrated by USDA.
Nov 21, 2024
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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Agency Missions: Subjects vs Concepts
The organization of bureaucratic autonomy.
Nov 12, 2024
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Kevin Hawickhorst
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