"Protection from inappropriate influence is a hallmark of scientific integrity." That line governed the Census Bureau and then the White House quietly disappeared it.
If this post wouldn’t get me to upgrade my subscription, nothing would. Because I now want to be able to comment, dismally: all of this nonsense that Wolters reports is consistent with the stupid and intellectually bankrupt notion of the unitary executive. Under the SCOTUS ratified unitary executive theory, the lowest of statisticians has to satisfy the will of the chief executive. These were grown men, and one woman, who decided in favor of such nonsensical “original intent.“ didn’t they talk to their children or grandchildren before sanctifying such meretricious glop?
Thanks, Justin. The erosion of objective truth via "alternative facts"—now explicitly targeting the integrity of the U.S. Census—has paved the way for this grim reality. If we ever turn things around, the structural rebuild of our basic public institutions will take years, but the American public has zero patience for long-term timelines. We demand instant results. If a new administration takes over and doesn't fix everything by the midterms, the opposition will weaponize that impatience with grievances and slander. We desperately need a Ross Perot-style figure to give the public some straight talk on how slow institutional and macroeconomic recovery actually is.
For what it's worth, the initialism DAO stands for Department Administrative Order.
From the U.S. Department of Commerce website:
Department Administrative Orders
Department Administrative Orders (DAOs) are used to document and mandate continuing policies, standards requirements, and procedures prescribed by the Office of the Secretary for Departmentwide application or for application to two or more major program areas of the Department. The DAOs cover substantive program matters as well as administrative management, legal, or special staff functions.
If this post wouldn’t get me to upgrade my subscription, nothing would. Because I now want to be able to comment, dismally: all of this nonsense that Wolters reports is consistent with the stupid and intellectually bankrupt notion of the unitary executive. Under the SCOTUS ratified unitary executive theory, the lowest of statisticians has to satisfy the will of the chief executive. These were grown men, and one woman, who decided in favor of such nonsensical “original intent.“ didn’t they talk to their children or grandchildren before sanctifying such meretricious glop?
Well, congress?
Thanks for informing us about this "under the dark of night" degradation of government reporting.
Thanks, Justin. The erosion of objective truth via "alternative facts"—now explicitly targeting the integrity of the U.S. Census—has paved the way for this grim reality. If we ever turn things around, the structural rebuild of our basic public institutions will take years, but the American public has zero patience for long-term timelines. We demand instant results. If a new administration takes over and doesn't fix everything by the midterms, the opposition will weaponize that impatience with grievances and slander. We desperately need a Ross Perot-style figure to give the public some straight talk on how slow institutional and macroeconomic recovery actually is.
For what it's worth, the initialism DAO stands for Department Administrative Order.
From the U.S. Department of Commerce website:
Department Administrative Orders
Department Administrative Orders (DAOs) are used to document and mandate continuing policies, standards requirements, and procedures prescribed by the Office of the Secretary for Departmentwide application or for application to two or more major program areas of the Department. The DAOs cover substantive program matters as well as administrative management, legal, or special staff functions.