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Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard; former Administrator, White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; author, HOW CHANGE HAPPENS

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    11 Jul 2018

    For those interested in rationality and its limits, Edna Ullmann-Margalit's Normal Rationality repays careful reading - relevant to law, politics, consumption, daily life. (And the chapter on considerateness is a gem.)

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  2. Retweeted
    Jan 23

    Great article from discussing new research based on behavioral “nudging” that may help cities improve morale, and perhaps even reduce turnover, in their 9-1-1 centers.

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  3. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    How do people decide what they want to know? And how do these decisions affect their well-being? Professor Tali Sharot from writes about her latest research with Professor Cass Sunstein . Read here:

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  4. 18 hours ago

    A strong column on impeachment from the great , emphasizing the importance of rising above the politics of the moment.

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  5. Retweeted
    Jan 25

    In his latest column (), draws from 's "Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide," which I can't recommend enough.

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    Jan 25

    New in JEP, Dario Krpan and colleagues show in three large pre-registered experiments (n > 11,000) that people are more likely to select vegetarian menu options when NOT framed as "vegetarian"

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 25

    “To the extent that agencies are genuinely insulated from presidential oversight, there are serious constitutional questions.” In a draft paper, and explore the state of presidential oversight of independent agencies.

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  8. Jan 25

    Why don't more consumers buy hybrid vehicles? An extremely interesting, balanced discussion, with occasional reference to behavioral economics.

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    Jan 24

    Americans are not only polarized in their policy views and attitudes but also in their perceptions of the same factual reality. Republicans and Democrats view the same reality through a different lens, from Alberto Alesina, Armando Miano, and

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  10. Retweeted
    Jan 24

    Skeptical about federal regulations? This case study from might just change your mind

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    Jan 24

    Skeptical about federal regulations? This case study from might just change your mind via

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  12. Jan 24

    This is an extraordinary opinion by Judge Easterbrook, speaking of government defiance of a court order and raising the specter of contempt.

    Holy crap! Read this opinion by Judge Easterbrook right now.
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  13. Jan 23

    Congratulations to Ambassador Power for the forthcoming Sergio, on Netflix, based on her book, Chasing the Flame.

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  14. Jan 23

    It is reasonable to disagree about many constitutional issues. But some issues are entirely clear (as in, there is no room for reasonable disagreement), and one of them is this: An impeachable offense need not be a crime.

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  15. Jan 23

    On wanting to know - and not wanting to know. (Thanks to for this way of making an ungated version available.)

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    Jan 23

    Meanwhile in the waiting room.. VotER kiosks make it easy for low acuity patients, their families, and staff at and all across the country to register to vote.

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    Jan 23

    How do people decide what they want to know? And how do these decisions affect their well-being? Prof. Tali Sharot writes about her latest research with Prof. Cass Sunstein . ?

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  18. Jan 23

    On not wanting to know.

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  19. Retweeted
    Jan 22

    Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (Audiobook) by Cass R. Sunstein |

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  20. Jan 22

    An apparently effective nudge, at least for teachers: give them praise. (The mechanism here is keenly interesting.)

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  21. Jan 22

    Apparently Finley doesn't like the impeachment proceedings? This is my impeachment book, which he chewed up pretty badly yesterday.

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