Join us for a conversation–with both in-person and virtual options–on our disruptive political moment and its implications for state capacity.

Location: 1201 New York Ave NW, Washington, D.C, 200o5 (Niskanen Office Building)
Date: Tuesday, March 25th
Time: 
      3:30–4:30 PM | Discussion
      4:30–6:00 PM | Reception & Networking

If you are able to attend in-person, please RSVP here. If you will join us virtually, please RSVP here.

What’s at stake?

In just a few weeks, the Trump administration has launched a radical transformation of the American administrative state—eliminating thousands of jobs, dismantling agencies, and centralizing power at unprecedented levels.

  • What does this mean for state capacity—the government’s ability to competently and fairly implement laws?
  • How should skeptics of the Trump/Musk approach rethink bureaucratic reform?
  • What actionable steps must be taken right now?

Featured experts:

James-Christian Blockwood | President & CEO, National Academy of Public Administration
Soren Dayton | Director for Governance, Niskanen Center
Jen Pahlka | Senior Fellow, Niskanen Center
Andrew Greenway | Founder, Public Digital

With decades of experience inside and around government, our speakers will discuss how to improve policy implementation for real-world results.