If You Believe in Salmonella…

Certainly one of the most popular forms of corruption among the federal civil service in Washington consists simply of arranging for contractors to do one’s work in order that one have six or seven hours a day free at the office to make money doing something else.  When that is accomplished, there are a number… Continue reading If You Believe in Salmonella…

Departmental Drones Do Davos, Draft Dollarific Document Deal

It’s only a short walk to my office on Constitution Avenue from the Commerce Department, so it was hardly more than a brief bit of exercise in the passably fresh air of Washington in January, but Bixby looked exhausted anyway. “Tom, the Interagency Working Group on International Economics needs to buy some of your time… Continue reading Departmental Drones Do Davos, Draft Dollarific Document Deal