{"id":655,"date":"2018-07-18T15:02:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T20:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/davidlewis\/?page_id=655"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:26:52","slug":"public-commentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/davidlewis\/public-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Can We Still Count on the Separation of Powers?”<\/a> You Might Be Right podcast, April 24, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump wanted to slash the federal government. But federal agencies are doing just fine<\/a>.\u201d Monkey Cage Washington Post,<\/em> October 18, 2021<\/p>\n

Submitted Testimony, Before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations On “Rebuilding the Federal Civil Service”,<\/a> February 14, 2021<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking Government Work Part I: Dispelling Myths About Civil Service,<\/a>\u201d<\/a> Vanderbilt Unity Project, January 11, 2021<\/p>\n

“How to Solve the Vacancies problem that looms over federal government,” <\/a>The Hill<\/em>, June 4, 2020<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump claims the FBI is tainted and its reputation in tatters. This graph shows he\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/a> Monkey Cage (Washington Post<\/em>), December 16, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cDeep State\u2019 Claims and Professional Government,\u201d<\/a> The Regulatory Review<\/em>, December 5, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s slow pace of appointments is hurting government \u2014 and his own agenda,\u201d<\/a> Monkey Cage (Washington Post<\/em>), August 3, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, Trump is really struggling as chief executive,\u201d<\/a> Monkey Cage (Washington Post<\/em>), April 27, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Donald Trump needs the \u2018Administrative State that Steve Bannon wants to destroy,\u201d<\/a> Monkey Cage (Washington Post<\/em>), March 2, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump can dampen the criticism by revving up his hiring machine,\u201d<\/a> Fox News<\/em>, February 20, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cWill Federal Employees Work for a President They Disagree With?\u201d<\/a> Harvard Business Review<\/em>, February 10, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cReducing the federal debt will require Trump to take holistic approach,\u201d<\/a> The Hill<\/em>, February 5, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump takes on federal workforce of 2.8 million that\u2019s showing signs of stress,\u201d<\/a> The Conversation<\/em>, January 26, 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cOverhaul of \u2018crazy\u2019 presidential appointee system needed\u201d<\/a>, November 4, 2016<\/p>\n

\u201cPolicymaking by (Bad) Anecdote,\u201d<\/a> The<\/em> Regulatory Review<\/em>, September 10, 2015<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time for civil service reform,\u201d<\/a> July 16, 2015<\/p>\n

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