OUR VIEWS
Civic Way promotes government reform, democracy and good government. To support our mission, we offer our own views as well as other perspectives. Explore our collection of News & Views below...
Taking the Long View
This is another commentary in Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government, in this case, state government. The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic…
Read MoreModernizing State Pension Plans
This is another commentary in Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government, more specifically state government. The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic Way,…
Read MoreModernizing State Government
This is another commentary in Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government, more specifically state government. The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic Way,…
Read MoreRestructuring State Government
This is part of Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government. The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic Way, a nonprofit dedicated to good…
Read MoreThe Mysterious Decay of Our 50 States
This is another commentary in Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government. The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic Way, a nonprofit dedicated to…
Read MoreState Government in the 21st Century
This newsletter signals a return to our reconstructing American government series. Previously, we urged a revamped Federalism, a new public service model, federal agency decentralization and…
Read MoreRenewing Our Faith in the Federal Judiciary
This is another commentary in Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government. The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic Way, a nonprofit dedicated to…
Read MoreAn Impartial Federal Judiciary
This newsletter is part of our reconstructing American government series. In prior issues, we called for a revamped Federalism, a new public service model, law enforcement…
Read MoreChoosing a President
Criteria for Selecting Leaders During a Crisis
Read MoreThe October Surprise We Need
This is Civic Way’s second commentary on the upcoming election. Read the first part here. The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic Way, a…
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