A pathology of liberal governance is loading initiatives with too many goals, standards, and regulations without focusing on achieving the core objective, leading to failure and then surprise when things don't work.
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Derek ThompsonEvidence Quote
“we often don't choose. We lard things up with too many goals, too many standards, too many regulations, and we uh don't take seriously that you're going to achieve anything, you need to focus on achieving that thing.”
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Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson - Abundance Is the Key to Fixing America | Prof G Conversations— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:10:40 AM
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