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Three Early Lessons in Public Service
Blake Dodd 5/26/26 Blake Dodd 5/26/26

Three Early Lessons in Public Service

It was my third day of an internship at U.S. Senator Jon Kyl’s Phoenix office when the office phones suddenly started ringing constantly.

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Systems, Laws, and Internal Policies
Side Notes Blake Dodd 4/12/26 Side Notes Blake Dodd 4/12/26

Systems, Laws, and Internal Policies

Laws are passed, rules are formed, and internal policies are born. The cost of rigid adherence is that it may stray far away from the original intent of a law.

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The Slow Death of Good Policy
Side Notes Blake Dodd 3/26/26 Side Notes Blake Dodd 3/26/26

The Slow Death of Good Policy

The graveyard of good policy proposals is enormous.

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Two Ways of Seeing Policy
Side Notes Blake Dodd 3/23/26 Side Notes Blake Dodd 3/23/26

Two Ways of Seeing Policy

Policy discussions often operate at both a system level and a personal level.

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