Episode 53: Reject Mission Creep, Embrace Service First Policies

Reject Modernity Embrace Tradition · Nov 2, 2026 · 1h

A cousin to, or perhaps a descendent of "Everything Bagel" policies, is that many organizations are having their primary missions undermined by what are, at best, ancillary goals: Affordable housing programs not building much housing, transit that people are uncomfortable using, libraries and parks being forced to operate as stand-in homelessness services. In this return from hiatus, Megan and Clayton talk about the contours of this problem, how to identify it, and what we should be doing instead when it comes to having one institution of policy serve multiple ends.