Comments on: Politics isn’t about Policy

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:57:23 +0000

Editorializing isn’t about honesty.

High school students vote for their friend because the Student Council never has any real power. I’m sorry that you have trouble understanding other people’s perspective, but could you spare us the ad hominem attacks and psychobabble?

By: Politics is the Mind-Killer. Are Dark Arts the Solution? « Pursuit of Truthiness

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:17:44 +0000

[...] is one of the reasons that politics is not about policy. I wish politics were really all about figuring out what policies are best for everyone and [...]

By: Politics isn’t about policy « Shewing the fly

Politics isn’t about policy « Shewing the fly — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:33:36 +0000

[...] Hanson is almost certainly right – politics isn’t about policy. Sigh. GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); GA_googleAddAttr("Origin", "other"); [...]

By: Philanthropy that would be hated » Diabasis

Philanthropy that would be hated » Diabasis — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:26:09 +0000

[...] Robin Hanson is right. Charity isn’t about helping. Posted by James at [...]

By: Overcoming Bias : Fixing Election Markets

Overcoming Bias : Fixing Election Markets — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:00:21 +0000

[...] almost surely either a Republican R or a Democrat D. If there are US voters for whom politics is about policy, such voters should want to estimate post-election outcomes y like GDP, unemployment, or war [...]

By: Michael Wiebe

Michael Wiebe — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:02:57 +0000

War is not about security (and other things).

See how upset many people get about appeasement and surrender, even when cost/benefit analysis shows these are clearly the best options.

By: raf

raf — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:24:52 +0000

How about that Business IS about Money? Or it isn’t?

By: Overcoming Bias : Blocked State Innovation

Overcoming Bias : Blocked State Innovation — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:04:24 +0000

[...] problem, however, is not government per se, but the citizens to whom government defers. Politics is not about policy; voters are far more interested in showing off symbolic stances than in giving [...]

By: Tim Freeman

Tim Freeman — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:53:33 +0000

What’s the alternative hypothesis to bedrooms being about sleep?

By: Texas, Welfare Queen — The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Texas, Welfare Queen — The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:49:01 +0000

[...] a good example of how politics isn’t about policy. It’s about signaling. Texas is a member of the conservative club, regardless of what it [...]