Hope for the center?
I’ve shared before how technology, media and politics can be (and often are) hijacked by the passionate extremes. In a recent article, Tyler Cowen argues that the “median voter theorem” posits that politicians can’t ultimately stray too far from the mainstream where citizens live.
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Quote of the Week: Robert Kennedy’s ripples of hope
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More on the "Center for Consumer Freedom"
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Abuse of Medicaid and Antipsychotics
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