Advice and dissent: why America suffers when economics and politics collide

Abstract

The lamppost theory of economic policy -- Clashing civilizations -- Lost horizons? -- Madison's curse meets Madison Avenue -- The media are the messengers -- Murphy's law of economic policy -- Wanted: hard-headed but soft-hearted policies -- Trade disagreements -- With liberty and inequality for all? -- The political quicksand of tax reform -- Toward remedies: moving the needle -- Toward remedies: moving the line -- Last word: on bridging the gap