Garbage Cans and Policy Windows
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A blog about public policy, politics, co-ops, and stuff. Irreverent, relevant, and sometimes on-topic.
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Markets, mayhem and Musk: what's being disrupted isn't being talked about.
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Markets and mayhem
When we talk public policy, we talk markets. That means something right now, as we're confronted with policy intended to disrupt markets in ways that aren't being discussed.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Markets, mayhem and Musk: what's being disrupted isn't being talked about.
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Where goes public health policy?
An unvaccinated child has died of measles in Texas.
February 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Where goes public health policy?
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So happy my colleague @ceceliablack.bsky.social is leading the conversation around wheelchair accessible housing, density and nondriver access 👇
Why Seattle’s housing density plans are a disability-rights issue
The city’s comprehensive plan would shift zoning rules to allow more multifamily and mixed-use buildings, which have accessibility requirements.
www.cascadepbs.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
So happy my colleague @ceceliablack.bsky.social is leading the conversation around wheelchair accessible housing, density and nondriver access 👇
Today's lecture on trade policy will be titled "Glade, Charmin, or a rag: decreasing options amidst a return to mercantilism."
“The United States is not self-sufficient when it comes to toilet paper production.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today's lecture on trade policy will be titled "Glade, Charmin, or a rag: decreasing options amidst a return to mercantilism."
Push Notification: "Trump speaking live from Oval Office."
Me:
Me:
February 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Push Notification: "Trump speaking live from Oval Office."
Me:
Me:
In case you missed it last night - inaugural post on windows in public policy
New on Garbage Cans and Policy Windows:
"Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen."
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"Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen."
garbagecanspolicywindows.com/windows/
Windows
Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen.
garbagecanspolicywindows.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In case you missed it last night - inaugural post on windows in public policy
$85,000 US to meet with Trump's Josh Lyman and one of Ed and Larry.
Don't think that was worth it.
Don't think that was worth it.
Great quotes here from a Canadian official — viewing the provincial premiers as rubes who went to DC, learned it’s not actually that easy dealing with Trump, paid $85,000 for a meeting with senior-mid-level staff, got publicly ridiculed after by that Trump staff
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
La visite à la Maison-Blanche a coûté 85 000 $ US
Les premiers ministres des provinces et territoires ont eu recours aux services d’un lobbyiste proche de l’un des fils du président américain.
ici.radio-canada.ca
February 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
$85,000 US to meet with Trump's Josh Lyman and one of Ed and Larry.
Don't think that was worth it.
Don't think that was worth it.
It's also quite possible that we'll soon be watching the installation of the largest number of partisan patronage appointments ever, in a few weeks.
February 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's also quite possible that we'll soon be watching the installation of the largest number of partisan patronage appointments ever, in a few weeks.
New on Garbage Cans and Policy Windows:
"Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen."
garbagecanspolicywindows.com/windows/
"Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen."
garbagecanspolicywindows.com/windows/
Windows
Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen.
garbagecanspolicywindows.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
New on Garbage Cans and Policy Windows:
"Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen."
garbagecanspolicywindows.com/windows/
"Political science and public policy have a fascination with windows. There are good reasons why - and they help us understand a bit about why things happen."
garbagecanspolicywindows.com/windows/
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There was a big subplot in a West Wing episode where Bartlett had to go the Residence to do campaign calls because he wouldn't do them in the West Wing.
And on the other hand:
And on the other hand:
February 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
There was a big subplot in a West Wing episode where Bartlett had to go the Residence to do campaign calls because he wouldn't do them in the West Wing.
And on the other hand:
And on the other hand:
Sure the world's a crazy place, tariffs may tear apart Canada's economy, and no one knows what's next.
This is the perfect opportunity for talking about *public policy*, isn't it?
This is the perfect opportunity for talking about *public policy*, isn't it?
February 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Sure the world's a crazy place, tariffs may tear apart Canada's economy, and no one knows what's next.
This is the perfect opportunity for talking about *public policy*, isn't it?
This is the perfect opportunity for talking about *public policy*, isn't it?