There was a time in American history when devoting one’s career to the public interest was the pinnacle of civic honor and the nation’s most illustrious businessmen answered the call of service. John F. Kennedy lured Robert McNamara from the presidency of the Ford Motor Company to the Department of Defense; Herbert Hoover...

July 30 2017

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Trump’s Washington and the Degrading of Public Service

Noah Daponte-Smith

There was a time in American history when devoting one’s career to the public interest was the pinnacle of civic honor and the nation’s most illustrious businessmen answered the call of service. John F. Kennedy lured Robert McNamara from the presidency of the Ford Motor Company to the Department of Defense; Herbert Hoover...

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