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When government programs fail, it is often because public officials are clueless about how human beings think and act.


Cass Sunstein

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KIERA CASS Wanting to cry doesn't mean you can.
KIERA CASS Books were a safe place, a world apart from my own. No matter what had happened that day, that year,...
KIERA CASS For the first time, China began to negotiate constructively, but it still has a significant way to g...
CASS JOHNSON Do you think the ability to sleep in counts as a special skill?” I asked Dad, trying to sound torn...
KIERA CASS He stood and went to read my pin as I approached. “America, is it?” he said, a smile playing on ...
KIERA CASS The developing world must insist that China's growth continues to be restrained.
CASS JOHNSON It is only the young and callow and ignorant that admire rashness. Think before you speak. Know your...
CASS GILBERT I am a publisher-a hybrid creature: one part stargazer, one part gambler, one part businessman, one ...
CASS CANFIELD I think the expectation is that they will not make much progress today and the US (team) will go hom...
CASS JOHNSON