Jared Bernstein Quote

Politicians use research findings the way a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not for illumination.


as cited in Jeff Madrick, Seven Bad Ideas (2014), p. 200


Politicians use research findings the way a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not for illumination.

Politicians use research findings the way a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not for illumination.

Politicians use research findings the way a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not for illumination.

Politicians use research findings the way a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not for illumination.