Had Balzac been a less masterful novelist, the disreputably profligate fraud in him might have overwhelmed his artistry. Still, the other Balzac, the artist, is tainted by his well-earned reputation for what has been called artistic license or dishonesty...
The French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was the first writer to use fiction to convey the total social scene prevailing within one country at a particular period in its history. Commonly regarded as the founder of social realism, he also...
As a former lower-to mid-level bureaucrat for 11 or so years in the U.S. government, I was amused to read Stephen Barr's March 8 Federal Page article, "Title Creep Reported at Agencies," as well as your March 11 editorial "Federal Operetta." As a...
Why is it that small lean companies can react like gazelles and achieve incredible productivity, while larger corporations just seem to be plodding along? More often than not, it's because the larger elephants become bogged down in the molasses of their own bureaucracy. ...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon formally endorsed a radical streamlining of United Nations operations Monday, delivering a report to the General Assembly that urges the elimination of unnecessary bureaucracy.The sprawling U.N. system contains 16 specialized agencies, 14 funds and programs, and 17 departments and offices, leading to...
Two years after the nation's commando forces were given broad authority to attack terrorist networks, the elite units remain hampered by uncertainty over coordination, says the admiral chosen to head the U.S. Special Operations Command.Navy Vice Adm. Eric Olson said that while the command has...
