Its Monday. That means I've got several hours of down time in between classes. Sure, I COULD spend that time doing useful things- but, I'd rather this.
I enjoy thinking about policy problems, and trying to find novel ways to approach them. One of my biggest criticisms of Washington is that policy makers seems unwilling to consider new ideas. Given my political leanings, I tend to lay the blame for this problem at the feet of the GOP. Indeed, since President Obama took office 3 years ago, Republicans have seemingly done nothing, except to dig in their heels. However, Democrats are not immune on this issue either. Over time political positions harden into ideological orthodoxy, choking off debate. What follows in this (and hopefully, subsequent) diary will be discussion of novel approaches to policy.
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