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🎯 Policy Prioritization

The difficult calculus of deciding what matters most when resources are finite, exploring how governments choose which problems to tackle and which to defer.
An Introduction to the Policy Process
by Thomas A. Birkland • 2001
Policy fails less from bad ideas than from the battles over attention, framing, and implementation.
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🏛️ Policy Process📋 Agenda Setting⚙️ Policy Implementation🛠️ Policy Design🧠 Policy Theory
An Introduction to the Policy Process Summary
An Introduction to the Policy Process 89%
Policy fails less from bad ideas than from the battles over attention, framing, and implementation.
by Thomas A. Birkland 2001
3.58
288 ratings
🏛️ Policy Process📋 Agenda Setting⚙️ Policy Implementation🛠️ Policy Design🧠 Policy Theory
Policy Paradox
by Deborah Stone • 1988
Policy runs on stories and symbols more than spreadsheets. The winner defines the problem.
3.87
1k+
🏛️ Policy Analysis🔲 Framing Effects🏗️ Social Construction🎭 Symbolic Politics🗣️ Political Rhetoric
Policy Paradox Summary
Policy Paradox 88%
Policy runs on stories and symbols more than spreadsheets. The winner defines the problem.
by Deborah Stone 1988
3.87
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Policy Analysis🔲 Framing Effects🏗️ Social Construction🎭 Symbolic Politics🗣️ Political Rhetoric
Best Things First
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2023
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
3.90
388
🌍 Development Economics📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis🤲 Effective Altruism📋 Evidence-Based Policy🏥 Global Health
Best Things First Summary
Best Things First 88%
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2023
3.90
388 ratings
🌍 Development Economics📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis🤲 Effective Altruism📋 Evidence-Based Policy🏥 Global Health
Understanding Public Policy
by Thomas R. Dye • 1969
Governments make policy through many lenses. An eight-model toolkit shows why each is half right.
3.81
244
🏛️ Public Policy Analysis🇺🇸 American Government🔍 Policy Frameworks📊 Policy Evaluation🏢 Interest Groups
Understanding Public Policy Summary
Understanding Public Policy 88%
Governments make policy through many lenses. An eight-model toolkit shows why each is half right.
by Thomas R. Dye 1969
3.81
244 ratings
🏛️ Public Policy Analysis🇺🇸 American Government🔍 Policy Frameworks📊 Policy Evaluation🏢 Interest Groups
The Two Percent Solution
by Matt Miller • 2003
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
3.98
89
🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform💰 Campaign Finance🤝 Bipartisan Solutions
The Two Percent Solution Summary
The Two Percent Solution 88%
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
by Matt Miller 2003
3.98
89 ratings
🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform💰 Campaign Finance🤝 Bipartisan Solutions
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
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120
🏛️ American Federalism🏥 Health Policy⚖️ Political Inequality🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters🔗 Race And Poverty
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 88%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
🏛️ American Federalism🏥 Health Policy⚖️ Political Inequality🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters🔗 Race And Poverty
How to Run A Government
by Michael Barber • 2015
A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.
3.90
402
📋 Policy Implementation🏛️ Public Sector Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy💰 Public Sector Productivity🔄 Organizational Routines
How to Run A Government Summary
How to Run A Government 88%
A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.
by Michael Barber 2015
3.90
402 ratings
📋 Policy Implementation🏛️ Public Sector Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy💰 Public Sector Productivity🔄 Organizational Routines
Results
by Charlie Baker • 2022
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
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89
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform⚙️ Execution📊 Data-Driven Decisions🚨 Crisis Management
Results Summary
Results 87%
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
by Charlie Baker 2022
3.80
89 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform⚙️ Execution📊 Data-Driven Decisions🚨 Crisis Management
What We Owe Each Other
by Minouche Shafik • 2021
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
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1k+
🏛️ Social Policy📉 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Markets🎓 Education Reform👶 Early Childhood
What We Owe Each Other Summary
What We Owe Each Other 87%
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
by Minouche Shafik 2021
3.85
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Social Policy📉 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Markets🎓 Education Reform👶 Early Childhood
The Cost-Benefit Revolution
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2018
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
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⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis📜 Regulatory Policy🏛️ Technocratic Governance⚠️ Risk Regulation📋 Administrative Law
The Cost-Benefit Revolution Summary
The Cost-Benefit Revolution 87%
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2018
3.62
116 ratings
⚖️ Cost-Benefit Analysis📜 Regulatory Policy🏛️ Technocratic Governance⚠️ Risk Regulation📋 Administrative Law
Common Sense
by Joel Greenblatt • 2020
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
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276
🏛️ Economic Policy📚 Education Reform💡 Market-Based Solutions🪢 Social Safety Net🏦 Banking Reform
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense 87%
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
by Joel Greenblatt 2020
3.65
276 ratings
🏛️ Economic Policy📚 Education Reform💡 Market-Based Solutions🪢 Social Safety Net🏦 Banking Reform
On Leadership
by Tony Blair • 2024
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
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🏛️ Political Leadership🎯 Political Strategy🔄 Government Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Technology In Government
On Leadership Summary
On Leadership 87%
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
by Tony Blair 2024
3.86
808 ratings
🏛️ Political Leadership🎯 Political Strategy🔄 Government Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Technology In Government
Why Nothing Works
by Marc J. Dunkelman • 2025
Progressivism has two souls: one builds, one stops. The stopper won, so nothing gets built.
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🇺🇸 American Progressivism🔒 Bureaucratic Gridlock🏘️ Housing Crisis🏗️ Infrastructure Politics🏡 Local Control
Why Nothing Works Summary
Why Nothing Works 87%
Progressivism has two souls: one builds, one stops. The stopper won, so nothing gets built.
by Marc J. Dunkelman 2025
3.79
1k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Progressivism🔒 Bureaucratic Gridlock🏘️ Housing Crisis🏗️ Infrastructure Politics🏡 Local Control
Recoding America
by Jennifer Pahlka • 2023
Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.
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3k+
🖥️ Gov Tech🔄 Digital Transformation🔁 Agile Government🎨 User-Centered Design📦 Product Management
Recoding America Summary
Recoding America 87%
Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.
by Jennifer Pahlka 2023
4.37
3k+ ratings
🖥️ Gov Tech🔄 Digital Transformation🔁 Agile Government🎨 User-Centered Design📦 Product Management
Mission Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2020
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
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3k+
💡 Innovation Economics🏛️ Public Sector Reform🏭 Industrial Policy🤝 Public-Private Partnerships⏳ Patient Capital
Mission Economy Summary
Mission Economy 87%
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2020
3.85
3k+ ratings
💡 Innovation Economics🏛️ Public Sector Reform🏭 Industrial Policy🤝 Public-Private Partnerships⏳ Patient Capital
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
by Fareed Zakaria • 2020
COVID-19 hit fast-forward. Ten lessons for a digital, unequal, and bipolar world.
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🏛️ Public Policy🌐 International Relations🚨 Crisis Management💻 Digital Transformation⚖️ Economic Inequality
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World Summary
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World 87%
COVID-19 hit fast-forward. Ten lessons for a digital, unequal, and bipolar world.
by Fareed Zakaria 2020
3.96
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Public Policy🌐 International Relations🚨 Crisis Management💻 Digital Transformation⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Fifth Risk
by Michael Lewis • 2018
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
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🔬 Science Policy🇺🇸 Trump Administration📊 Open Data🌀 Risk Management🌎 Rural America
The Fifth Risk Summary
The Fifth Risk 87%
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
by Michael Lewis 2018
4.09
48k+ ratings
🔬 Science Policy🇺🇸 Trump Administration📊 Open Data🌀 Risk Management🌎 Rural America
Bring Back the Bureaucrats
by John DiIulio • 2014
Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.
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🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform📄 Outsourcing Critique🎯 Accountability📜 Constitutional Governance
Bring Back the Bureaucrats Summary
Bring Back the Bureaucrats 87%
Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.
by John DiIulio 2014
3.22
32 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform📄 Outsourcing Critique🎯 Accountability📜 Constitutional Governance
Keeping the Republic
by Mitch Daniels • 2011
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
4.02
252
💰 Fiscal Conservatism🏛️ Limited Government📉 Fiscal Policy🗳️ Civic Virtue🫡 Political Leadership
Keeping the Republic Summary
Keeping the Republic 87%
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
by Mitch Daniels 2011
4.02
252 ratings
💰 Fiscal Conservatism🏛️ Limited Government📉 Fiscal Policy🗳️ Civic Virtue🫡 Political Leadership
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars🔬 Philosophy Of Science📐 Formal Modeling
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 87%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars🔬 Philosophy Of Science📐 Formal Modeling
Democracy When the People Are Thinking
by James S. Fishkin • 2018
Shallow views run democracy. When citizens deliberate, their priorities shift, and policy follows.
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28
🗳️ Deliberative Democracy📜 Constitutional Reform💭 Opinion Formation👥 Group Decision-Making🤝 Reducing Polarization
Democracy When the People Are Thinking Summary
Democracy When the People Are Thinking 87%
Shallow views run democracy. When citizens deliberate, their priorities shift, and policy follows.
by James S. Fishkin 2018
3.82
28 ratings
🗳️ Deliberative Democracy📜 Constitutional Reform💭 Opinion Formation👥 Group Decision-Making🤝 Reducing Polarization
The Handover
by David Runciman • 2023
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
3.71
234
🏛️ Political Theory🏢 Corporate Power🤖 Ai Governance👥 Institutional Power🧠 Group Decision Making
The Handover Summary
The Handover 87%
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
by David Runciman 2023
3.71
234 ratings
🏛️ Political Theory🏢 Corporate Power🤖 Ai Governance👥 Institutional Power🧠 Group Decision Making
San Fransicko
by Michael Shellenberger • 2021
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
4.01
4k+
🏙️ Urban Policy🏚️ Homelessness💊 Drug Policy🧠 Mental Health Policy⚖️ Moral Psychology
San Fransicko Summary
San Fransicko 87%
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
by Michael Shellenberger 2021
4.01
4k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Policy🏚️ Homelessness💊 Drug Policy🧠 Mental Health Policy⚖️ Moral Psychology
Superagency
by Reid Hoffman • 2025
AI multiplies human agency. That power will concentrate or spread. The choice is ours.
3.33
1k+
🏛️ Ai Policy🌅 Tech Optimism⚖️ Ai Ethics🔮 Future Of Work📊 Data Governance
Superagency Summary
Superagency 87%
AI multiplies human agency. That power will concentrate or spread. The choice is ours.
by Reid Hoffman 2025
3.33
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Ai Policy🌅 Tech Optimism⚖️ Ai Ethics🔮 Future Of Work📊 Data Governance
Don't Wait for the Next War
by Wesley K. Clark • 2014
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
3.67
93
🧭 Grand Strategy🛢️ Energy Geopolitics💼 Economic Statecraft🌎 Climate Security🌏 Us China Relations
Don't Wait for the Next War Summary
Don't Wait for the Next War 87%
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
by Wesley K. Clark 2014
3.67
93 ratings
🧭 Grand Strategy🛢️ Energy Geopolitics💼 Economic Statecraft🌎 Climate Security🌏 Us China Relations
Power to the Public
by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021
Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.
3.98
320
🏛️ Civic Technology📜 Government Reform🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design📈 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Digital Transformation
Power to the Public Summary
Power to the Public 87%
Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.
by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021
3.98
320 ratings
🏛️ Civic Technology📜 Government Reform🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design📈 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Digital Transformation
Justice at Work
by Marc Doussard • 2022
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
5.00
3
🏙️ Urban Policy✊ Labor Movements🤝 Coalition Building⚖️ Racial Justice📢 Community Organizing
Justice at Work Summary
Justice at Work 87%
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
by Marc Doussard 2022
5.00
3 ratings
🏙️ Urban Policy✊ Labor Movements🤝 Coalition Building⚖️ Racial Justice📢 Community Organizing
Getting to Green
by Frederic C. Rich • 2016
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
4.02
106
🌿 Environmental Policy🇺🇸 American Conservation🪓 Political Polarization🌡️ Climate Change Politics🛡️ Stewardship Ethics
Getting to Green Summary
Getting to Green 87%
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
by Frederic C. Rich 2016
4.02
106 ratings
🌿 Environmental Policy🇺🇸 American Conservation🪓 Political Polarization🌡️ Climate Change Politics🛡️ Stewardship Ethics
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell • 2023
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
4.38
3k+
📋 Public Policy Critique🔄 Unintended Consequences📊 Statistical Fallacies👥 Group Differences🧠 Knowledge Problem
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies 87%
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
by Thomas Sowell 2023
4.38
3k+ ratings
📋 Public Policy Critique🔄 Unintended Consequences📊 Statistical Fallacies👥 Group Differences🧠 Knowledge Problem
Why Nudge?
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Predictable human error justifies a new kind of paternalism, one that preserves choice.
3.47
245
📉 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Public Policy🧠 Cognitive Biases📋 Behavioral Policy🛡️ Paternalism
Why Nudge? Summary
Why Nudge? 86%
Predictable human error justifies a new kind of paternalism, one that preserves choice.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014
3.47
245 ratings
📉 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Public Policy🧠 Cognitive Biases📋 Behavioral Policy🛡️ Paternalism
The Thinkers
by E.J. Fagan • 2024
American polarization has a hidden engine: think tanks that supply each party with its own facts.
3.80
15
🧠 Think Tanks🇺🇸 American Politics↔️ Political Polarization📋 Public Policy🔬 Policy Expertise
The Thinkers Summary
The Thinkers 86%
American polarization has a hidden engine: think tanks that supply each party with its own facts.
by E.J. Fagan 2024
3.80
15 ratings
🧠 Think Tanks🇺🇸 American Politics↔️ Political Polarization📋 Public Policy🔬 Policy Expertise
Simpler
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2013
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
3.58
535
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Regulatory Reform📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis👥 Social Norms🏛️ Government Bureaucracy
Simpler Summary
Simpler 86%
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2013
3.58
535 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Regulatory Reform📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis👥 Social Norms🏛️ Government Bureaucracy
Notes on Resistance
by Noam Chomsky • 2022
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
4.30
405
🌍 Us Foreign Policy🏛️ American Politics✊ Political Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing📰 Media Criticism
Notes on Resistance Summary
Notes on Resistance 86%
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
by Noam Chomsky 2022
4.30
405 ratings
🌍 Us Foreign Policy🏛️ American Politics✊ Political Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing📰 Media Criticism
The Storm Before the Calm
by George Friedman • 2020
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
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🏛️ American Political History🔄 Cyclical History🌪️ Crisis And Renewal👥 Demographic Shifts💾 Technology And Society
The Storm Before the Calm Summary
The Storm Before the Calm 86%
Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.
by George Friedman 2020
4.05
3k+ ratings
🏛️ American Political History🔄 Cyclical History🌪️ Crisis And Renewal👥 Demographic Shifts💾 Technology And Society
Demosclerosis
by Jonathan Rauch • 1994
Small groups outmaneuver large publics. The cost: a government that gets busier while doing less.
4.10
29
🏛️ Public Choice Theory📉 Political Economy💰 Rent-Seeking📜 Regulatory Capture👥 Collective Action Problems
Demosclerosis Summary
Demosclerosis 86%
Small groups outmaneuver large publics. The cost: a government that gets busier while doing less.
by Jonathan Rauch 1994
4.10
29 ratings
🏛️ Public Choice Theory📉 Political Economy💰 Rent-Seeking📜 Regulatory Capture👥 Collective Action Problems
Glimpses of Utopia
by Jess Scully • 2020
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
3.97
110
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship🤲 Care Economy🏦 Financial Reform
Glimpses of Utopia Summary
Glimpses of Utopia 86%
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
by Jess Scully 2020
3.97
110 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship🤲 Care Economy🏦 Financial Reform
Paid to Think
by David Goldsmith • 2012
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
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159
🏢 Executive Management🗺️ Strategic Planning✅ Priority Management💡 Structured Innovation🔗 Systems Thinking
Paid to Think Summary
Paid to Think 86%
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
by David Goldsmith 2012
3.76
159 ratings
🏢 Executive Management🗺️ Strategic Planning✅ Priority Management💡 Structured Innovation🔗 Systems Thinking
A Simple Government
by Mike Huckabee • 2011
A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.
3.73
302
🐘 American Conservatism🏛️ Federalism💰 Fiscal Conservatism🧾 Tax Reform👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism
A Simple Government Summary
A Simple Government 86%
A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.
by Mike Huckabee 2011
3.73
302 ratings
🐘 American Conservatism🏛️ Federalism💰 Fiscal Conservatism🧾 Tax Reform👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism
Rewiring Democracy
by Bruce Schneier • 2025
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
3.67
91
🖥️ Digital Governance⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🏛️ Power Concentration🗳️ Democratic Reform📡 Information Warfare
Rewiring Democracy Summary
Rewiring Democracy 86%
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
by Bruce Schneier 2025
3.67
91 ratings
🖥️ Digital Governance⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🏛️ Power Concentration🗳️ Democratic Reform📡 Information Warfare
The Price of Federalism
by Paul E. Peterson • 1995
Washington redistributes; states compete for growth. The pattern leaves Rust Belt cities behind.
3.37
19
💰 Fiscal Federalism🇺🇸 American Federalism📊 Public Finance🔗 Intergovernmental Relations🏥 Welfare Policy
The Price of Federalism Summary
The Price of Federalism 86%
Washington redistributes; states compete for growth. The pattern leaves Rust Belt cities behind.
by Paul E. Peterson 1995
3.37
19 ratings
💰 Fiscal Federalism🇺🇸 American Federalism📊 Public Finance🔗 Intergovernmental Relations🏥 Welfare Policy
A Letter to Liberals
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2022
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
4.39
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🏥 Public Health Policy💉 Vaccine Safety⚖️ Civil Liberties🏛️ Regulatory Capture🗽 Classical Liberalism
A Letter to Liberals Summary
A Letter to Liberals 86%
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022
4.39
359 ratings
🏥 Public Health Policy💉 Vaccine Safety⚖️ Civil Liberties🏛️ Regulatory Capture🗽 Classical Liberalism
Nowhere to Live
by James S. Burling • 2024
Why can't Americans afford homes? A century of rules made building them illegal.
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12
🏠 Housing Policy🏛️ Property Rights🏗️ Zoning Reform⚖️ Eminent Domain📜 Government Overreach
Nowhere to Live Summary
Nowhere to Live 86%
Why can't Americans afford homes? A century of rules made building them illegal.
by James S. Burling 2024
4.00
12 ratings
🏠 Housing Policy🏛️ Property Rights🏗️ Zoning Reform⚖️ Eminent Domain📜 Government Overreach
In the Long Run
by Jonathan White • 2024
The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.
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85
🗳️ Democratic Theory📜 Intellectual History💭 Political Imagination⏳ Long-Term Thinking🤖 Algorithmic Governance
In the Long Run Summary
In the Long Run 86%
The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.
by Jonathan White 2024
3.78
85 ratings
🗳️ Democratic Theory📜 Intellectual History💭 Political Imagination⏳ Long-Term Thinking🤖 Algorithmic Governance
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care
by Sally C. Pipes • 2008
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
3.54
24
🏥 Healthcare Policy📉 Free-Market Economics🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique💊 Pharmaceutical Industry🏛️ Government Failure
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 86%
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
by Sally C. Pipes 2008
3.54
24 ratings
🏥 Healthcare Policy📉 Free-Market Economics🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique💊 Pharmaceutical Industry🏛️ Government Failure
Four Threats
by Suzanne Mettler • 2020
The four forces that repeatedly broke American democracy are peaking together for the first time.
4.03
221
🏛️ American Politics⚡ Political Polarization🏢 Executive Power💰 Economic Inequality🗳️ Voting Rights
Four Threats Summary
Four Threats 86%
The four forces that repeatedly broke American democracy are peaking together for the first time.
by Suzanne Mettler 2020
4.03
221 ratings
🏛️ American Politics⚡ Political Polarization🏢 Executive Power💰 Economic Inequality🗳️ Voting Rights
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
3.82
150
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research🏛️ Government Science🧑‍🔬 Scientific Workforce
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 86%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research🏛️ Government Science🧑‍🔬 Scientific Workforce
The Perils of Federalism
by Lisa L. Miller • 2008
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
3.54
13
📜 American Political Development⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform🏛️ Interest Group Politics📰 Moral Panics🏙️ Urban Politics
The Perils of Federalism Summary
The Perils of Federalism 86%
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
by Lisa L. Miller 2008
3.54
13 ratings
📜 American Political Development⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform🏛️ Interest Group Politics📰 Moral Panics🏙️ Urban Politics
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
by John M. Bryson • 1988
How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.
3.65
364
🗺️ Strategic Planning🏛️ Nonprofit Management📋 Public Administration🤝 Stakeholder Engagement⚙️ Strategy Implementation
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Summary
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 86%
How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.
by John M. Bryson 1988
3.65
364 ratings
🗺️ Strategic Planning🏛️ Nonprofit Management📋 Public Administration🤝 Stakeholder Engagement⚙️ Strategy Implementation
The Vision of the Anointed
by Thomas Sowell • 1995
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
4.40
3k+
🧐 Public Policy📢 Social Criticism📊 Statistical Fallacies💥 Policy Failure🎭 Ideological Bias
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed 86%
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
by Thomas Sowell 1995
4.40
3k+ ratings
🧐 Public Policy📢 Social Criticism📊 Statistical Fallacies💥 Policy Failure🎭 Ideological Bias
The Submerged State
by Suzanne Mettler • 2011
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
3.88
267
🕶️ Hidden Welfare State💸 Tax Expenditures⬆️💰 Upward Redistribution🗳️ Democratic Erosion🤷 Political Ignorance
The Submerged State Summary
The Submerged State 86%
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
by Suzanne Mettler 2011
3.88
267 ratings
🕶️ Hidden Welfare State💸 Tax Expenditures⬆️💰 Upward Redistribution🗳️ Democratic Erosion🤷 Political Ignorance
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