Dr. Mark Moyar

Well, they asked me to serve in this new Trump administration, and I really wanted to do so, but we have a child with cancer. severe health problems. And for personal reasons, I couldn't do it. But the book has been made available to a lot of the people who are making decisions. And so I do think that the Inspector General, the Office of Security is another one.

Well, they asked me to serve in this new Trump administration, and I really wanted to do so, but we have a child with cancer. severe health problems. And for personal reasons, I couldn't do it. But the book has been made available to a lot of the people who are making decisions. And so I do think that the Inspector General, the Office of Security is another one.

I talk in the book as well, the Office of Security, which has all sorts of important functions. They're part of the problem too. And so what happened was As soon as Trump took office, they went to the Office of Security and said, give us your files, and they refused to turn them over. So that's when they started putting people on leave.

I talk in the book as well, the Office of Security, which has all sorts of important functions. They're part of the problem too. And so what happened was As soon as Trump took office, they went to the Office of Security and said, give us your files, and they refused to turn them over. So that's when they started putting people on leave.

And so aid has become something of a testbed for what they're doing.

And so aid has become something of a testbed for what they're doing.

Yeah, USAID and the problems they've encountered. I mean, I think they first went there because they knew how bad it was. And some of that is documented in the book. And so, you know, also foreign aid is very controversial. So they went there and quickly encountered this resistance, which then made it all the easier for them to justify these crackdowns.

Yeah, USAID and the problems they've encountered. I mean, I think they first went there because they knew how bad it was. And some of that is documented in the book. And so, you know, also foreign aid is very controversial. So they went there and quickly encountered this resistance, which then made it all the easier for them to justify these crackdowns.

You know, I think it's a combination of factors. I mean, part of it is bureaucracy inherently is prone to becoming self-absorbed and self-serving. And you can go back in our history and you see that. You also have, I think in this case, a lot of the bureaucrats, well, it is a bureaucratic issue. ideological echo chamber.

You know, I think it's a combination of factors. I mean, part of it is bureaucracy inherently is prone to becoming self-absorbed and self-serving. And you can go back in our history and you see that. You also have, I think in this case, a lot of the bureaucrats, well, it is a bureaucratic issue. ideological echo chamber.

I think 97% of the employees were Democrats, and so they reinforced their ideological bias, and then a lot of them bought into these ideas that somehow this was the end of democracy, and this was, you know, the fascists were coming in. So therefore, we can do anything we want, basically. The ends justify the means. And then I think also, too, you have broader ethical problems because our...

I think 97% of the employees were Democrats, and so they reinforced their ideological bias, and then a lot of them bought into these ideas that somehow this was the end of democracy, and this was, you know, the fascists were coming in. So therefore, we can do anything we want, basically. The ends justify the means. And then I think also, too, you have broader ethical problems because our...

bureaucracy, like much of the ruling class, is very secular. They don't have the same sort of sense of religious, moral obligations, I think, that your average American does.

bureaucracy, like much of the ruling class, is very secular. They don't have the same sort of sense of religious, moral obligations, I think, that your average American does.

Yes, well, certainly you've got to find some new blood to take over the leadership. And that was a part of the problem too in the first Trump administration is they didn't actually select some of the political appointees carefully enough. And so, as you said, you do have to purge some of the bad apples, but you've got to find good people to go in there.

Yes, well, certainly you've got to find some new blood to take over the leadership. And that was a part of the problem too in the first Trump administration is they didn't actually select some of the political appointees carefully enough. And so, as you said, you do have to purge some of the bad apples, but you've got to find good people to go in there.

I think what they're also looking at is converting a lot of these jobs into at-will employees because most of the agency's employees were unionized, and so it was almost impossible to fire them. And so if you can change that, I think it won't come as a surprise to most people. If you look at teachers' unions, you have the same issue.

I think what they're also looking at is converting a lot of these jobs into at-will employees because most of the agency's employees were unionized, and so it was almost impossible to fire them. And so if you can change that, I think it won't come as a surprise to most people. If you look at teachers' unions, you have the same issue.

When you can't fire people, you're not going to get good performance out of a lot of people.

When you can't fire people, you're not going to get good performance out of a lot of people.