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Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive

  • Written by Jaime Kucinskas, Associate Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College
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It’s common for political candidates to disparage “the government” even as they run for an office in which they would be part of, yes, running the government.

Often, what they’re referring to is what we, as scholars of...

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