Columns About Strengthening the U.S. Public Sector

 Erik Devereux is a columnist for the online edition of the PA Times, a publication of the American Society for Public Administration.

Many of the columns offer ideas and strategies for strengthening the U.S. public sector. Generally, these columns come from the perspective that the U.S. has a weak state that falls short of its obligations to the majority of the country.

Here are links to some of these columns.

• "Time to Roll Back the Big Lie about Smaller Government" (4/7/2015)


• "A Solution to USPS' Woes" (6/7/2015)


• "If You Like Greek Economics, Just Keep Bashing the IRS" (10/6/2015)

• "Forget 'Balance' - The U.S. Needs a Budget Amendment" (1/13/2016)

• "Transforming the Federal Government’s Reputation in the 'Post Truth' Era Is Now 'Job One' for Public Administration" (1/20/2017)


• "Thirty-Five Years of Failed Fiscal Policies Demonstrate that Cutting Federal Taxes Will Not Produce Economic Growth" (4/21/2017)


• "The Legacy of the Vietnam War Continues to Undermine Trust and Confidence in the Federal Government and Other Institutions" (7/21/2017)

• "What the 2016 Political “Earthquake” Portends for the Future Role of the Federal Government" (4/20/2018)


• "Two Mentalities Are Fighting for the Soul of the United States and Its Government" (part 1) (7/20/2018)


• "Two Mentalities Are Fighting for the Soul of the United States and Its Government" (part 2) (10/19/2018)

Six-Part Series on Setting Public Administration Goals for the 21st Century

• "#1 - Make the Data Sacrosanct" (1/19/2021)
• "#2 - Restore the Role of Administrative Expertise in Policy Implementation" (2/25/2021)
• "#3 - Re-enforce the Secular Basis of the Administrative State (Part One: Health Care)" (3/23/2021)
• "#4 - Re-enforce the Secular Basis of the Administrative State (Part Two: Education)" (5/24/2021)
• "#5 - Increase Trust in Government Through Maximum Transparency" (6/23/2021)
• "#6 - Serve the Consumer" (7/21/2021)