Think of a view you hold politically. Bear with me, and ask yourself a few questions. How well do you really understand the issue? Have you thought through all of the second and third order consequences? Did you consider perverse incentives? What will happen when your plan is played out for multiple generations? Did you apply a discount factor? Do you know what the discount factor should be? Are there risks to your plan that you haven’t thought of? How well can you articulate the beliefs of...
