Public Policy Literacy
Issues are bigger than slogans.
A consistent approach to evaluating public policy: identify the principle at stake, weigh the evidence, look at the trade-offs, and ask who carries the costs and who receives the benefits.
A simple framework
- Step 1. What is the underlying principle?
- Step 2. What does the evidence actually say?
- Step 3. What are the realistic costs and benefits?
- Step 4. Who carries them - and on what time horizon?
- Step 5. What are the credible alternatives?
- Step 6. What do reasonable critics say?
Policy areas we'll cover
Each area will be developed as a short brief: the principle, the evidence, the trade-offs, and links to primary sources.
Affordability & taxation
Brief in development.
Healthcare
Brief in development.
Education
Brief in development.
Housing
Brief in development.
Immigration
Brief in development.
Public safety & justice
Brief in development.
Energy & natural resources
Brief in development.
The environment
Brief in development.
Entrepreneurship & small business
Brief in development.
Families, children & community life
Brief in development.