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

January 25, 2021

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…

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Modernizing State Pension Plans

January 25, 2021

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,…

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Modernizing State Government

January 25, 2021

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,…

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Restructuring State Government

January 25, 2021

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…

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The Mysterious Decay of Our 50 States

January 25, 2021

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…

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State Government in the 21st Century

January 25, 2021

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…

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Renewing Our Faith in the Federal Judiciary

October 25, 2020

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…

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An Impartial Federal Judiciary

October 19, 2020

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…

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Choosing a President

October 14, 2020

Criteria for Selecting Leaders During a Crisis

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The October Surprise We Need

October 14, 2020

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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