Category: Quotes

Barry Bonds + Jeff Kent, Marion Jones, RIAA

Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent were teammates for a very long time. You’d never know it, but those two hated each other. Yet the irony was the two were more similar than they were different. If you ever read stories about the two nowadays, you’ll hear how Kent was just as a loner as Bonds was. Even though Kent was enthusiastic during interviews, it’s just that he’d only be enthusiastic during interviews. He wanted to make himself look like the anti-Bonds. … Continue reading…Barry Bonds + Jeff Kent, Marion Jones, RIAA

Excerpt From Alan S. Blinder’s “Is Government Too Political?”

“Myopia is a serious practical problem for democratic governments because politics tends to produce short time horizons–often extending only until the next election, if not just the next public opinion poll. Politicians asked to weigh short-run costs against long-run benefits may systematically shortchange the future. Despite this well-known problem, however, few government decisions have been removed from the political thicket.” – Alan S. Blinder, “Is Government Too Political?” in Foreign Affairs Vol. 76, issue 6. … Continue reading…Excerpt From Alan S. Blinder’s “Is Government Too Political?”