This became known as the “spoils system ... which established the merit appointment system still used today. It also put a virtual end to a system that allowed whichever party that won ...

The U.S. is witnessing in these last couple of weeks with the firings of civil servants is an attempt to return to the old ...

The phrase “To the victor go the spoils” — Latin “spolia optima” — was used during the time of the Roman Empire’s conquest of much of Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia. In practice, conquests ...

The U.S. is witnessing in these last couple of weeks with the firings of civil servants is an attempt to return to the old spoils system begun ... loyalty rather than merit, says presidential ...