Here’s why Republican rebranding can’t work just yet: If you run a law firm, and you want to rebrand as an agribusiness company, you can’t just change your messaging. Your group of lawyers has to change its position and identity — you have to change what you do and who…
Obama Times it Right on Climate Change
Global warming is real. Incidentally, I even have friends getting arrested because of it. More power to them. But here’s the thing: people don’t understand the difference between climate and weather — namely, that weather is what it’s like outside your house today, while climate is what it’s like over…
Psychology Says We Should Have Prosecuted
One of the most beautiful miracles of humanity is the contradiction of reason. We’re blessed with the capacity to reason carefully — but we’re not disposed to most of the time. Nowhere is this principle more clear than in economics, where academics and practitioners have developed advanced theories of utility…
The Party of No Goes Yes
First of all, it’s a steep challenge for Senate Republicans in particular to pull off a rebranding from the Party of No to the Party of Yes, since they have spent the last four and a half years saying no to: Cabinet appointments Judicial nominees Health care reform Job creation…