While presidents appoint roughly 4,000 political positions, over 2 million career civil servants actually implement policy—and they've perfected the art of outlasting administrations. We examine how the permanent bureaucracy shapes, delays, and sometimes outright sabotages the agenda of whoever happens to be in charge, and why understanding this shadow governance structure is crucial to understanding why campaign promises so rarely become reality. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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