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The U.S. Constitution calls on the government to "promote the general welfare." In this provocative and innovative book, a distinguished roster of political scientists and economists evaluates its ability to carry out this task. The first section of the book analyzes government performance in the areas of health, transportation, housing, and education, suggesting why suboptimal policies often prevail. The second set of chapters examines two novel and sometimes controversial tools that can be used to improve policy design: information markets and laboratory experiments. Finally, the third...

The U.S. Constitution calls on the government to "promote the general welfare." In this provocative and innovative book, a distinguished roster of political scientists and economists evaluates its ability to carry out this task. The first section of the book analyzes government performance in the areas of health, transportation, housing, and education, suggesting why suboptimal policies often prevail. The second set of chapters examines two novel and sometimes controversial tools that can be used to improve policy design: information markets and laboratory experiments. Finally, the third...

How partisanship, polarization, and medical authority stand in the way of evidence-based medicine

The U.S. medical system is touted as the most advanced in the world, yet many common treatments are not based on sound science. Treatments can go into widespread use before they are rigorously evaluated, and every year patients are harmed because they receive too many procedures--and too few treatments that really work. Unhealthy Politics sheds new light on why the government's response to this troubling situation has been so inadequate, and why efforts to improve the...

A powerful new research design in the field of voter mobilization has created a more comprehensive picture of the effectiveness of various get-out-the-vote campaign methods. With an increase in field experiments in the past few years, researchers, campaigns, and policymakers have gleaned important insights into voter participation.

Until recently, voting behavior was mainly studied through survey research. And while large national surveys have had a tremendous impact on scientific and policy debates, concerns about the accuracy of survey research remain. Surveys suffer from two...

Issue #4 of the all-star print humor quarterly in trade paperback format This issue features writers from Late Night with David Letterman, The New Yorker, SNL, The Onion, SPY and National Lampoon, as well as illustrations and cartoons from Roz Chast, Drew Friedman, Charles Barsotti, Jack Ziegler, M.K. Brown and 75 others. Full-color, large format (8.5x11) and 100 pages, The American Bystander #4 is a worthy addition to any comedy fan's library.

The American Bystander is a new all-star print humor quarterly in trade paperback format. With material from writers from The Simpsons, The New Yorker, Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, and National Lampoon, as well as work from America's most beloved cartoonists, It's just like the classic humor magazines you remember... only better. Large format (8.5x11), full-color, 150 pages, this one-of-a-kind collection is worthy of a spot in any comedy-lover's library.