…that up with “man on the street” interviews to verify that perceptions matched the data. In practice, some high schools are better than others, so identical numerical GPAs might not…

…public. I doubt that would work in this instance, but it might be worth a try. The strategy in this case would be for the administration to repeat ad nauseum…

…the poll-question result as indicating the poll respondents’ preference for that party’s policy, rather than the poll respondents’ perceptions of the respective parties’ level of interest in the subject, and…

…stimulate the economy. . I want to respond to them. 1. “First, it makes it much more difficult for the Fed to try to justify its actions to the public…

…homes and public entertainments, they recognize the mutual equality of each in politics, they live amongst each other and interact continuously in life’s daily commerce, and the benefits and burdens…

Paul Krugman recently wrote three very interesting posts. In other breaking news the sky is blue and dog bites man. He suggests that elite perceptions of economic *events* are very…

…that in politics perceptions are reality and it is very hard to keep discussions of politics and policy separate. The public won’t be convinced by Rand studies. Stories beat statistics….

…allowed, but there were criteria to govern when “exceptional access” was permitted. One of these was a high probability that a government’s public debt was sustainable in the medium term….

…Perceptions matter. But then… Grey Power and Rational Self Interest The extraordinarily smart and well informed Richard Mayhew presents amazing data on voter turnout by age in presidential elections and…

…shows the ranking of each state amongst the other states for “perceptions of Electoral Integrity” from the highest Election Integrity at 1 (Vermont) to the lowest Election Integrity (Arizona) at…