Test of the Republicans
If the impeachment trial of former US president Trump in the Senate depends on the support of Senate Republicans, it is gradually becoming highly unlikely. The majority of the Senate…
Protecting public lands
If you ask people where greenhouse gases come from, they may say belching power plants, clogged expressways, fracking fields in Pennsylvania, petroleum refineries and petrochemical cancer alleys. There is another…
Public education priorities
Over the course of my work, I have the opportunity to visit and work with public schools on the lowest end of the spectrum, and it always leaves me shaken.…
Income support and Covid-19 lockdown: Part- I
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s refusal to announce a wholesale lockdown to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus is rooted in compassion. For this, his sentiment must be appreciated, not…
Public service reforms – I
In 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant of the US appointed Dorman B. Eaton as the chair of the first Civil Service Commission, who later went to England in 1875 to…
Government servants or public servants
The phrase 'government servant' is taken literally by government. This literal understanding and compliance of this world is in conflict with their real role and responsibility of a government servant,…
Public charge
Last week, the Trump administration launched a pernicious attack on our democracy as it begins implementing the so-called “public charge” regulation. This regulation is a racially-motivated wealth test that will…
The state of public finances
The primary concern is today very much with the largest current account deficit ever of $ 18 billion. There is not yet much appreciation of the fact that the year,…
Government servants or public servants
The phrase 'government servant' is taken literally by government. This literal understanding and compliance of this world is in conflict with their real role and responsibility of a government servant,…
Outlook for public finances
The Federal Budget for 2017-18 apparently has all the right ingredients. Resource mobilization, especially through FBR taxes, is to be raised substantially. Growth in current expenditure will be severely restricted…
