DOGE: Efficiency vs. Effectiveness
Abstract: The “E” in DOGE stands for Efficiency. I think that is the wrong “E”. It should be effectiveness. Efficiency means we do things with the lowest resources as possible to achieve the desired outcome. We can be hyper-efficient and…
Coexist Part 3 The Exploiters and Influencers
This is part three of the Coexist series. It explores the exploiters and influencers introduced in Part 1. I was fortunate to take the advanced political science course in my undergraduate program. We read The Grand Inquisitor on the Nature…
Critical Thinking and Policy: The Wars on Drugs and Poverty
In an effective government, the first rule of policy is to set goals and the implementing processes to accomplish them. Politicians and the bureaucracy, however, run the government. The first rule of politicians is to get re-elected. The first rule…
