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18 January 2016
Retiring members of Congress illustrate the problems with the campaign finance system
And here's the problem: Regardless of what you think about the influence of campaign contributions on policy outcomes, or about the free speech value of money, fundraising clearly takes up an awful lot of members' time.
This is time they could be spending reading briefing binders, attending hearings, getting to know colleagues — exactly the kinds of things you'd expect members of Congress to do. Instead, they spend countless hours depressingly dialing for dollars, listening sympathetically to wealthy and generally partisan donors.
Perhaps even worse, who the hell wants to sign up for this job in the first place? Who wants to self-telemarket for hours on end? It takes abnormal amounts of narcissistic hubris, which most thoughtful people just don't have. Frankly, Congress could probably use a little more self-doubt. It might open up members to more alternative viewpoints.
15 January 2016
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11 January 2016
Making And Using Models
What, after all, are economic models for? They are definitely not Truth. They are, however, a way to make sure that the stories you tell hang together, that they involve some plausible combination of individual behavior and interaction of those plausibly behaving individuals.
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
08 January 2016
07 January 2016
Jon Meacham: Live at Politics & Prose [audio]
Jon Meacham discusses his book Destiny and Power, and takes questions from the audience. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Live at Politics & Prose
Live at Politics & Prose
06 January 2016
The elusive 2% inflation target
The FRED Blog
To anyone who believes that the inflation target of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve is actually 2%: Conscience Warrior has a bridge for sale in Brooklyn...
To anyone who believes that the inflation target of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve is actually 2%: Conscience Warrior has a bridge for sale in Brooklyn...
05 January 2016
04 January 2016
01 January 2016
This is a crucial and underappreciated point about why defeating ISIS is so difficult
"Every country in the Middle East is at war with ISIS. Yet none of them see ISIS as their primary enemy. In their view, Knights explains, the war against ISIS is merely a precursor to what they believe will be far more important battles to come, often against one another. 'In many cases actors are fighting the Islamic State purely to better position themselves for these other conflicts,' he writes. 'The many wars within the war against the Islamic State ... are already beginning.'"
Max Fisher
Max Fisher
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