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The Politics of Blame Avoidance
In 1986, political scientist R. Kent Weaver published a famous article entitled “The Politics of Blame Avoidance.” In it, he argued that politicians are more likely to seek to avoid blame for unpopular decisions than to claim credit for popular ones. If the debate over the cost shifting of teacher pensions in Maryland is any indication, Weaver was spot on: all the parties involved are pointing fingers at one another.
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Why Obama's Stimulus Failed: A Case Study of Silver Spring, Maryland
High, persistent unemployment and a sluggish economy underscore what all but the most-dedicated supporters of Barack Obama know to be true: The president's 2009 stimulus program was a massively expensive bust.
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The debate over public pensions is polarizing the nation. How much is too much? You be the judge with this interactive map displaying pension and benefit expenditures and other data for each individual county in Maryland.
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