Pioneering SpiritAn open letter to Lin-Manuel Miranda on the last, best hope to save the republic
Sir, The hour grows late. The President asserts the right to govern by decree. Worse, the Congress has ceded its constitutional prerogatives, neglecting to protect its power of the purse and even the sanctity of its chambers from executive overreach. Charles I chuckles from the grave. In this dark and doom filled hour, one hope remains: the power of story, aided and abetted by unassailable songs stirring up this country’s frayed and nearly forgotten faith in this experiment in self-governance...
Pioneering SpiritApplied research questions on the past, present and near future of government operations
by Patrick Atwater
Pioneering SpiritIntroducing the California Alternative Transformation (CAT) principles for moar efficient, effective…
The Meme Lords are rallying, with the DOGE Techno King and his digital court scheming their next big gambit. The internet's good citizens face a choice: cheer from the sidelines or chart a better path. Let's talk CATs, not DOGE.From our AI Oracles: “Here’s an image of a regal Shiba Inu wielding a scepter and playfully smashing the Capitol.”Putting the future of American government in the hands of a self-styled “Techno-King” seems, uh, mildly antithetical to the spirit of 1776. Not to mention ...
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Pioneering SpiritAn open letter to Lin-Manuel Miranda on the last, best hope to save the republic
Sir, The hour grows late. The President asserts the right to govern by decree. Worse, the Congress has ceded its constitutional prerogatives, neglecting to protect its power of the purse and even the sanctity of its chambers from executive overreach. Charles I chuckles from the grave. In this dark and doom filled hour, one hope remains: the power of story, aided and abetted by unassailable songs stirring up this country’s frayed and nearly forgotten faith in this experiment in self-governance...
Pioneering SpiritApplied research questions on the past, present and near future of government operations
by Patrick Atwater
Pioneering SpiritIntroducing the California Alternative Transformation (CAT) principles for moar efficient, effective…
The Meme Lords are rallying, with the DOGE Techno King and his digital court scheming their next big gambit. The internet's good citizens face a choice: cheer from the sidelines or chart a better path. Let's talk CATs, not DOGE.From our AI Oracles: “Here’s an image of a regal Shiba Inu wielding a scepter and playfully smashing the Capitol.”Putting the future of American government in the hands of a self-styled “Techno-King” seems, uh, mildly antithetical to the spirit of 1776. Not to mention ...
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It has been basic United States policy that Government should foster the opening of new frontiers. It opened the seas to clipper ships and furnished land for pioneers. Although these frontiers have more or less disappeared, the frontier of science remains. - Vanevar Bush
A decade ago, I wrote a long piece looking at the history of information technology innovation and related shifts in government operations. IBM's origins date back to the challenges with a late 19th century census and need for more efficient means of tabulations. Today our basic public institutions - those that educate our kids, fix our roads, and manage our cities - were largely designed a century ago in the first major progressive movement.
Today there is a very clear and apparent state capacity shortfall. Since public institutions change and adapt so slowly, many of its claims still hold if anything in more of an acute form. Our country struggles to build basic infrastructure and also vast whitespace exists for new protocols to plan, design, permit and engage the public on new projects. We still stand on the cusp of a great frontier. Today there is increased urgency to realize that potential, and also increased consensus.
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It has been basic United States policy that Government should foster the opening of new frontiers. It opened the seas to clipper ships and furnished land for pioneers. Although these frontiers have more or less disappeared, the frontier of science remains. - Vanevar Bush
A decade ago, I wrote a long piece looking at the history of information technology innovation and related shifts in government operations. IBM's origins date back to the challenges with a late 19th century census and need for more efficient means of tabulations. Today our basic public institutions - those that educate our kids, fix our roads, and manage our cities - were largely designed a century ago in the first major progressive movement.
Today there is a very clear and apparent state capacity shortfall. Since public institutions change and adapt so slowly, many of its claims still hold if anything in more of an acute form. Our country struggles to build basic infrastructure and also vast whitespace exists for new protocols to plan, design, permit and engage the public on new projects. We still stand on the cusp of a great frontier. Today there is increased urgency to realize that potential, and also increased consensus.
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And see here for a piece offering California's opportunity to lead here.
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