http://www.american.com Tactical coverage of politics, usually from inside the Beltway. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://www.american.com/archive/2013/may/the-uses-of-scandal One of the greatest uses of scandal is to vividly demonstrate what new laws are needed and to create the political conditions to get them enacted. No publisher John Steele Gordon 2013-05-21T04:54:35Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/may/are-american-voters-racist Racial prejudice plays a very small role in American politics, but a highly disciplined sense of self-interest on the part of one group may play a very large role in the way the federal government functions. No publisher Kenneth Gould 2013-05-19T18:37:02Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/may/nudging-the-right-to-harness-behavioral-science While liberals are deploying behavioral science with stunning results, conservatives have failed to follow up on their success three decades ago with the psychology of ‘broken windows.’ Here are several policy initiatives with which to begin. No publisher Rich Thau and Celeste Gregory 2013-05-03T18:58:37Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/march/reforming-the-law Is it possible for the legal profession to reform itself? No publisher John Steele Gordon 2013-03-18T20:58:39Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/march/not-one-dime-health-care-law-projected-to-add-6-2-trillion-to-u-s-deficit Congress is likely to follow precedent and bypass the new health care law’s draconian payment cuts to doctors and hospitals, causing the law's cost to balloon by trillions of dollars. No publisher Christopher J. Conover 2013-03-14T14:44:48Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/march/the-two-drunks-model-of-financial-crises It’s unlikely that banks and government can be disentangled, but a healthier relationship could begin with a new approach to credit guarantees. No publisher Arnold Kling 2013-03-13T15:18:09Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/march/a-better-way-for-young-families-to-build-a-future-social-security-taxes-vs-down-payments Would you rather save for retirement by building equity in a house or by putting money in an underfunded government program? No publisher Alex J. Pollock 2013-03-10T14:16:16Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/march/not-so-fast-conflicting-deadlines-for-the-tpp-and-us-eu-fta President Obama has suddenly embraced a highly problematic trade agenda for his second term. No publisher Claude Barfield 2013-03-09T20:48:30Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/march/yes-labels No Labels’ goal of arguing less and getting more things done is not simply wrong but dangerous too. Instead, this country needs to vigorously debate how a free society is supposed to function, with the people ultimately deciding the victor. No publisher Cliff Asness 2013-03-07T14:14:47Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/february/enlightened-conservatism A cause is to politics what fanaticism is to religion — a plague to be avoided at all costs. No publisher Lee Harris 2013-02-17T15:43:04Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/february/was-mancur-olson-wrong The great economist turned political science on its head. But a new book says Olson was off base. No publisher Jonathan Rauch 2013-02-14T22:37:35Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/february/the-scrooge-who-begat-plenty Civility to one’s opponents, certainty, restraint, federalism, economy, thrift, and respect for faith: these and other Coolidge ideals are needed today. No publisher Amity Shlaes 2013-02-12T02:19:53Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/february/reform-government-pay-step-decreases Longevity is the wrong characteristic to reward in the case of government workers. No publisher Arnold Kling 2013-02-06T17:07:29Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/february/the-personal-income-tax-at-100 Few areas of American public life are more in need of thorough reform — and, alas, more difficult to change — than the tax system. No publisher John Steele Gordon 2013-02-03T16:38:21Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/january/can-the-gop-be-saved-the-myth-of-the-demographic-fix Conventional wisdom holds that as African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and gays increase their political clout, Republicans must devise a way of reaching out to these critical demographic groups. Is this wisdom correct? No publisher Lee Harris 2013-01-30T16:07:38Z BernArticle