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...
Safe, Honest and Competitive Elections
Saving Lives and Democracy in 2020 and Beyond This is the third of Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government (read Part I and Part…
Read MoreSaving Government for the Next Crisis
Using Federal Aid to Spur the Governmental Reform We Need This is the second of Civic Way’s series on reconstructing American government (you can read…
Read MoreThe Need for Government Reform
Preparing State and Local Government for the Next Crisis This is the first of a series on reconstructing American government. The author, Bob Melville, is the…
Read MoreOur View on Modernizing Federalism and Government
Introduction American Federalism—our federal and state partnership—paved the way for many successes. Initially, each partner’s respective roles seemed clear, with the federal government tackling international…
Read MoreOur View on Elections and Democracy
Introduction We have taken democracy for granted. We have forgotten that it has to be enacted anew in every generation, in every year, in every…
Read MoreOur View on Linking Government Relief and Reform
Introduction In the face of dire projections about state and local government, our national leaders have resumed their familiar roles in another partisan skirmish. The…
Read MoreOur View on the Need for Government Reform
Introduction As Congress debated another Covid-19 stimulus package, Senator McConnell shared his skepticism about government aid, suggesting that we should allow states (especially those with…
Read MoreMoving Beyond Slogans and Rhetoric
A Civil Framework for Reforming Law Enforcement The author, Bob Melville, is the founder of Civic Way, a nonprofit dedicated to good government, and a management…
Read MoreOur View of Transparency in Government
Defining the Challenge Politicians often talk about transparency without explaining or even knowing what it means. Some invoke it to justify their course or lack…
Read MoreOur View of Public Leadership
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” ― Benjamin Franklin Introduction Some view the American Presidency as the most powerful office in…
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