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...
Renewing Congress
A Few Ideas for Fixing the US Senate and House of Representatives This is another commentary in Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government. The author,…
Read MoreReconstructing Congress
A US Senate and House of Representatives That Work for Us “If we … do not falter in our duty now, we may be able,…
Read MoreDecentralizing Federal Agencies
What Federal Leaders Can Do to Reconstruct Federalism This is another commentary in Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government. The author, Bob Melville, is the…
Read MoreSaving the Post Office
What the Democrats and Republicans Get Wrong—and Right Last Sunday we kicked off a new series on Saving the Post Office. If you didn’t read…
Read MoreLocalizing the Post Office
Giving the Postal Service the Future it Deserves This newsletter is part of our reconstructing American government series. In prior issues, we called for more federal…
Read MoreReconstructing Public Safety
Working Together for Law Enforcement Reform This newsletter is the last of our series on police reform. You can read the first three parts below.…
Read MoreThe Blueprint for Blue Reform
Legal and Operating Strategies for Police Reform This is the latest in our series on police reform as part of Civic Way’s overall vision for…
Read MoreEnough is Enough
The Brutality of Balkanization
Defining Law Enforcement Problems That We Can Solve This is the sixth of Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government. The author, Bob Melville, is the…
Read MoreModernizing American Federalism and Government
Building a New Public Service Model Around People This is the fourth of Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government (Part I, Part II, and…
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