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U.S. Civics Education Has Two Blind Spots

Students—future voters—need to learn about local government and policy implementation.

Apr 7 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

March 2025

Tolls Show a Road to Seamless Services—Without Federal Gridlock

E-ZPass works across 20 states without federal control. What else could work this way?

Mar 14 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

February 2025

Beyond Federal Chaos: Let States and Cities Govern

For long-term U.S. civic health, decentralize power.

Feb 20 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

January 2025

My 2024: 24 Photos from 12 Countries

Laos, Turkmenistan, China, Argentina, North Macedonia, Vietnam, Mexico, Britain, and beyond

Jan 22 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

December 2024

November 2024

October 2024

Mexico’s Approach to Branding City and State Administrations

Municipal and state governments in Mexico often have logos representing entire elected administrations rather than just one politician.

Oct 27, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

La estrategia curiosa de marcas para gobiernos en México

Los gobiernos municipales y estatales en México a menudo tienen logotipos que representan administraciones electas completas en lugar de un solo…

Oct 27, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

How to Fix DC’s Bus Numbers While Minimizing Confusion

DC’s bus routes are being redrawn—and renumbered. Instead of starting from scratch, building on the existing numbers could ease the transition.

Oct 6, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

July 2024

National Parks, Forests, Wildlife Refuges, and Other Lands: What's the Difference?

Four U.S. federal agencies manage lands in different ways for different uses.

Jul 3, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

June 2024

Featured on Civic Tech Chat

Listen to the latest episode of the Civic Tech Chat podcast, where I appeared as a guest.

Jun 27, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

May 2024

Hidden Costs of ‘Everything Bagel’ Procurement

Layering requirements on government contractors to achieve unrelated policy goals has serious drawbacks.

May 15, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

April 2024

Designing Better Services with Industrial Engineering

The fields of service design and industrial engineering tackle many of the same problems. What if they joined forces?

Apr 26, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

Lithuania’s Unique Visual Communication Method: Dots for Days [Photos]

Businesses use colored dots and squares to show their opening days and hours in this Baltic republic.

Apr 21, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

Use Images to Help People Navigate [Photo Tour]

Hong Kong and Doha’s metro systems use drawings and photos to help people find the right exit. Let’s take a look.

Apr 5, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

March 2024

Meet the MBPA: Master of Business and Public Administration

Consider 9 reasons to merge business and policy degrees.

Mar 29, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

Follow-Up on MPPs and MPAs: 3 More Readings

A quick roundup of readings since my post about degrees in public policy and administration.

Mar 27, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

Are Public Policy Degrees Too Narrow?

Merging MPPs and MPAs could help fix the gap between policy and implementation.

Mar 20, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

How Trying to Make Government Better Often Makes It Worse

Fair concerns about corruption and effectiveness create loads of bureaucracy that impair government’s ability to deliver.

Mar 13, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

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Mar 11, 2024 •

Greg Jordan-Detamore

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