American Politics in the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawmakers Choose Belief over Research

1. Introduction: If at First You Don’t Succeed…
David Schultz

2. States as Laboratories of Futility
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3. The Truth about Taxes—They Don’t Matter Much
David Schultz

4. Sportsfare—Welfare for Professional Sports
David Schultz

5. Welfare Queens, Calculative Criminals, and the Myth of Homo Economicus
David Schultz

6. Sending Signals: Illegal Immigrants and Teenage Sex
David Schultz

7. Democracy Is the Worst Form of Government
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8. Conclusion: Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me
David Schultz

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Politics, Political Science, Public Policy, Social Policy, US Politics