EP 815 Can Elon and Vivek Make the Federal Government More Efficient?

The real question is whether that is even the goal and purpose of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  Or is it retaliation for Donald Trump’s inability to bring bureaucrats to heel in his first administration?  We will find out in short order because it’s a race against several clocks–the ‘mandate’ claim which gets smaller as all votes are counted, the Democrats to find their voice after a loss that stunned many, Congressional Republicans to realize they have mid- term elections to survive and union lobbyists and lawyers to push back against any serious tinkering with the federal workforce and programs, to blunt the force of what’s proposed.  We’ve had Commissions and several efforts like this in the past under Democrats and Republicans, and it’s had little effect on the growth of government.  Philip K. Howard, who founded commongood.org, has been seeking simpler governing frameworks that honor the role of human judgment and responsibility for years now. His work is serious and intentional.  In this podcast, he describes what he believes should be done and casts a doubtful eye on the approach being taken by DOGE.

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