There is a major focus these days on the topic of government efficiency, spurred by the creation of what is being called a “Department of Government Efficiency.” I have had the good fortune of being involved in simplification of government, and reduction of paperwork and regulatory burdens, in various capacities, and here are six quick and general notations.
So excited you are on Substack. You and Ambassador Powers are two of my most relied upon thinkers in this crazy world. I have most of the books both of you have written.
Were DOGE a serious efficiency project it would have begun on a foundation something like this, supplemented perhaps with a careful reading of James Q. Wilson’s “Bureaucracy.” Alas, it was not, as we all now see.
As someone who's worked on efficiency of Federal operations in a former life, I find this advice to be gold. Glad to see Tyler Cowen elevating it: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2024/11/sunstein-on-doge.html
So excited you are on Substack. You and Ambassador Powers are two of my most relied upon thinkers in this crazy world. I have most of the books both of you have written.
Don’t think your advice was taken.
Were DOGE a serious efficiency project it would have begun on a foundation something like this, supplemented perhaps with a careful reading of James Q. Wilson’s “Bureaucracy.” Alas, it was not, as we all now see.