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Mr. Merriam’s Marble Cake

Grooming Factory

Charles Edward Merriam Jr. (1874–1953) was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellectual in the Progressive Movement, and an advisor to several US Presidents. Upon his death, The New York Times called him "one of the outstanding political scientists in the country". (Source: Wikipedia)

Listen to "A History of American Political Theories

Layer Cake Federalism

MARCH 20, 2023 – MEDIA PREFERS MAJORITY TYRANNY?

Layer V Marble Cake Federalism

MARCH 30, 2023 – CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST SHOCKED AND APPALLED FEDERALISM STILL WORKS

Plato's Republic

DECEMBER 24, 2023 - CANCEL YOUR SELFISHNESS
DECEMBER 24, 2023 - CONFESS YOUR SELFISHNESS

Regional

MARCH 15, 2023 - CRISES INSPIRES REGIONALIZATION

City

MAY 15, 2023 – IN THE SMART CITY OF 1050, AN AI CITY MANAGER WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL MAYOR

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 – TO LAYER OR MARBLE – STRONGER STATE OR CITY?

Local

DECEMBER 20  20223 - GOVERNED V GOVERNING

Associations

NAAG - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL
MARCH 7, 2023 - UTAH SUES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL OVER TAXPAYER-FUNDED ESG INVESTMENTS

1946 APA (Administrative Procedures Act)

Resources

March 8, 2023 – ELZA: I stand with the Union

Merriam’s National Resources Committee Influence

Regional Councils of Government

National Association of Regional Councils

Metropolitan Planning Organization

State Constitutional Amendments

1972 – Virginia; Article 7 Section 1. (4) “regional governments”

1970 – South Carolina; Article 7 Section 15 “regional councils of government”

Special Districts

Declaration of North America (DNA)

Climate action and sustainability – a unique opportunity for global cooperation

Brownlow Commission

What is the Brownlow Committee?

May 29, 2023 – Pinkerton: In Memoriam: C. Boyden Gray, the Man Who Warned Us About the Administrative State

Books & Other

Books

A History of American Political Theories. New York: MacMillan, 1903.
The American Party System: An Introduction to the Study of Political Parties in the United States. New York: MacMillan, 1922.
Non-Voting: Causes and Methods of Control. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1924.
New Aspects of Politics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1925.
The Making of Citizens: A Comparative Study of Methods of Civic Training. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1931.
Civic Education in the United States. New York: Scribner, 1934.
Systematic Politics, University of Chicago Press (January 1, 1946)