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 ...

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-1837), however, the pretense of “merit” was scrapped in favor of a “populist” spoils system in which he hired friends and others loyal to him.

Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal ...

The act of violence almost 150 years ago effectively gave birth to the civil service, that class of nonpartisan experts who ...

JPMorgan Chase has adjusted its approach but remains committed to DEI, aligning it with business success. Disney and NBC ...

A fix began in 1883 with the enactment of the Pendleton Act, which created a merit-based civil service. The problems of the spoils system in the nineteenth century will be recreated in the twenty ...

claiming they foster an "identity-based spoils system" that unfairly prioritises race, sex, and other protected characteristics over merit and qualifications. He argues that these policies not ...

"Our country’s going to be based on merit again, can you believe it ... and pernicious identity-based spoils system." According to a memo obtained by CBS News Tuesday night, federal department ...

"Our country is going to be based on merit again," said President Trump ... and pernicious identity-based spoils system." "I think this DEI leave is just another example of kind of cruelty ...