Ross Marchand
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is uniquely adept at losing money. America’s mail carrier lost $9.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 and has shed more than $100 billion over the past fifteen years. And now, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is suggesting the…
The Trump administration has set its sights on the sprawling federal bureaucracy. On Jan. 28, the Office of Personnel Management sent an email to much of the federal workforce offering eight months of administrative leave with pay and benefits if…
Patience has understandably worn thin with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). After America’s mail carrier lost $9.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and announced plans to raise stamp prices five more times through 2027, it’s little wonder that President-elect…
Reports of the U.S. Postal Service’s impending demise are greatly exaggerated. According to a “national business agent” for the American Postal Workers Union, the agency “is being stolen from under [the public’s] feet.” At a recent rally, postal workers accused their employer of…
Post offices across the country are falling apart with little prospect of repair or improved safety for workers. According to a recent report by the U.S. Post Office inspector general (IG), an astounding 73 percent of audited facilities had unreported…
Every year, millions of Americans purchase much-needed products online along with the required postage. While most of the sellers are legitimate operations, a not-insignificant share is willing to use counterfeit postage to save a buck on taxpayers’ and consumers’ dime. …
Leaders love to muse and think about what their job would be like without any checks or accountability. Few would have guessed that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy would follow in the footsteps of Presidents George Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump…
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been hauled into court plenty of times, having experienced its fair share of administrative and election law cases. But now, America’s mail carrier faces fundamental questions over religious tolerance at the post office. USA…
The U.S. Postal Service is in rough shape. Despite (misguided) congressional attempts to bring the agency back into the black, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy still projects $60–$70 billion in additional losses through 2030. Postal efficiency has slid in recent years, and…
