Over the past few months of increased scheduling of projects, I’ve witnessed first-hand many poor decisions, many that were even risking decisions, impacted by the need to be fast in completing ...

If you haven't checked it out already, please take a look at A Dubious Expediency: How Race Preferences Damage Higher Education (edited by Maimon Schwarzschild and yours truly). The theme is just what ...

It is not hard to tell right from wrong or morality from expediency, especially at the extremes of human existence in war. It is impossible to see as right—or moral—attackers who intentionally ...

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As the presidential campaign accelerates, I am reminded at how much expediency (ahem) trumps integrity, especially when it's inexpedient. Candidates deliver focus-group-tested phrases more than deeply ...

As our elected senators, you took an oath of office, stating you would support and defend the U.S. Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Growing up in the U.S., I felt great pride ...

Politicians face a perpetual conflict between what’s expedient at the moment and what they should do for the long-term. The tendency, unfortunately, is for expediency to prevail, thus worsening longer ...