Mark’s Recent Columns

  • Overlay of the U.S. Capitol building on a background of stacked coins with a green upward trending arrow.

    Newsweek

    Former Inspector General: Congress’ Stock Trading Scandals Are a Bipartisan Failure | Opinion

    Nov 18, 2025

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  • Sign for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with an accessible entrance symbol at an outdoor location.

    The Hill

    Trump’s IG Nominee Will Obey Trump, But What About the Law?

    November 14, 2025

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  • A small brown cloth money bag with a black dollar sign printed on it, surrounded by scattered US hundred-dollar bills and a pair of handcuffs on a gray surface.

    New York Times

    The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade

    October 10, 2025

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  • Sign with the word 'Senate' hanging above an arched doorway.

    The Hill

    Ernst Should Show IG Support is More Than Symbolic

    October 9, 2025

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  • Close-up of a gray stone wall with the words 'DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE' engraved in metal letters.

    Newsweek

    Can DOJ Police Itself in the Tom Homan Case? 

    September 26, 2025

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  • People standing in line at a voting booth, with three voting booths in front of an American flag on the wall.

    Newsweek

    Former Inspector General: Missouri’s Redistricting Plan—Yet Another Pox on Our Republic | Opinion

    September 17, 2025

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  • A golden piggy bank next to a paper with the word 'PENSION' on it, placed on a wooden surface.

    Wall Street Journal

    Public Pension Funds Need Independent Inspectors General

    September 3, 2025

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  • Illustration of the United States Capitol building split in half with a jagged line, shaded in blue and red, representing political division.

    Newsweek

    Our Government’s Fearful Umpires

    August 11, 2025

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  • Sign with the word 'Senate' hanging under an arched doorway.

    The Hill

    Chuck Grassley’s Silence on IG Firings is Deafening 

    August 7, 2025

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  • Exterior of a building with the sign 'U.S. Department of Education'

    The Hill

    Demoting the Education Department’s Watchdog is a Spark in a Five-Alarm Fire

    July 20, 2025

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  • A stethoscope resting on top of a stack of hundred-dollar bills on a wooden surface.

    Newsweek

    Four Things To Know About the Biggest Health Care Fraud in US History

    July 9, 2025

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  • Black and white photo of the White House, the residence and workplace of the U.S. president, with a fence in the foreground and cloudy sky above.

    Newsweek

    Presidential Pardons Are Dirty Business

    June 23, 2025

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  • A small model of a courthouse, a money bag with a dollar sign, and coins on a wooden surface.

    Daily Beast

    The Tools DOGE Needs to Succeed Are Already in Government. I Should Know.

    May 25, 2025

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  • Photograph of a black and bronze sign that reads "Department of Defense" mounted on a beige building exterior.

    Daily Beast

    The ‘Signalgate’ Scandal Could Still Get Much Worse for Pete Hegseth

    May 5, 2025

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  • Collage with American flag, Capitol building, scales of justice, Statue of Liberty, a megaphone, a hand holding a newspaper with 'Politics' highlighted, a vintage television displaying a black-and-white broadcast, bar chart, and a group of raised hands, representing political activism and American governance.

    The Hill

    These IG Nominees Serve Their Own Political Interests, Not America’s

    May 2, 2025

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  • Soldiers in camouflage uniforms saluting, with an American flag patch on their sleeves.

    The Hill

    Why America Needs Mike Waltz 

    April 7, 2025

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  • Black and white photo of the White House with a fence in the foreground and trees on either side, under a cloudy sky.

    MS Now

    Trump’s Firings of IGs Will Have Chillng Effect

    March 14, 2025

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  • Close-up of a man in a suit speaking at a conference table with others, gesturing with his hands.

    The Hill

    3 Warning Signs About Future of Government Oversight  

    March 11, 2025

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  • Illustration of a Mark Lee Greenblatt, former Inspector General at the Department of the Interior.

    Economist

    Donald Trump Should Not Replace Us With Stooges

    February 26, 2025

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  • A hundred-dollar bill placed on a document with the word 'CONGRESS' visible, alongside a red rubber stamp that reads 'CORRUPTION'.

    The Hill

    How to Ensure Trump’s IGs Are Watchdogs, Not Lapdogs 

    February 11, 2025

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