William L. Kovacs is the author of "Reform the Kakistocracy: Rule by the Least Able or Least Principled Citizens". He held senior level policy positions in a national business association, on Capitol Hill, as a partner in DC law firms, participated in hundreds of federal rulemakings and testified before Congress forty times. Follow him @WilliamLKovacs
A USA Today headline read “Many Federal Employees More Likely to Die Than Be Fired.” It reported that federal employees were fired at the rate of 0.55%, a rate so low that deaths outnumbered firings. Two significant agencies had zero firings. Should any American have a property right to a federal job for life? Citizens elect
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California’s November 15, 2019 lawsuit against EPA over its legal authority to impose higher automobile fuel efficiency standards than the rest of the nation is less about environmental protection and more about a fight for national leadership. With four car manufacturers supporting California in the litigation and three manufacturers supporting EPA; it is the perfect
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Citizens instinctively mistrust the government. Citizens believe the government is failing them. The public is ready for a major third-party. The real question is whether the Libertarian party wants to assume that role? A year ago, Austin Petersen and Tony D’Orazio wrote excellent point, counterpoint articles in The Libertarian Republic addressing the question – Can Libertarians Win? That question should be asked
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Does an October 11, 2019 press release from the Commission on Presidential Debates (“CPD”) announcing its 2020 debate schedule, and a recent court opinion, provide a glimpse into who controls our government? The CPD press release reiterates Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) requirements that candidate participation in Presidential debates be made on the basis of “pre-established,
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