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A political candidate whose personal life shows a pattern of unreliability will likely prove unreliable in office too.

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government What states are for and what they are worse at than markets and networks: legitimacy, moral hazard, and who may be entrusted with power.

behavioural science Applying how people actually decide to policy, rather than assuming how they should.

What Josh Barro actually said

  1. Josh Barro Writes Very Serious, a newsletter on politics
    if you nominate people whose life history reflects a high degree of unreliability, they may prove unreliable once in office.

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