The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...
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The cautionary tale of Richard Nixon vs. his Fed chair
The story of former President Richard Nixon vs. Arthur Burns, his Fed Chair is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, ...
How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...
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Arthur Levine ’70 Named Interim President
On Nov. 1, Arthur Levine ’70 became the interim president of Brandeis, succeeding Ronald D. Liebowitz, who now holds the title president emeritus. An academic leader, writer, commentator, and ...
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Port Arthur denies viral immigration policy is current policy
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The City of Port Arthur has released a statement on its immigration policy after a ...