Mayor Funk

Mayor Funk: Restoring Faith in Local Government

Posted on February 2, 2021

ELGL is proud to feature the writing and thinking of longtime member Mark Funkhouser. Here's his latest post, and you can also sign up for his newsletter here. If you work in local government, you’re facing a responsibility you never signed up for: today, you’re the last firewall against your residents’ cynicism toward government. Voters...

Mayor Funk: What I’ve Been Thinking

Posted on January 8, 2021

This article is reprinted with permission by author Mark Funkhouser. Connect with Mark on LinkedIn and Twitter! In the 1990s, political scientist Robert Putnam documented a worrisome trend: Fewer Americans were members of groups that formed the very fabric of American life, such as unions, PTAs and even bowling leagues. As the bonds connecting us...