New York Times
November 29, 2011
Abstract
''You tell me it's the institution/Well, you
know/You'd better free your mind instead.'' Last week's failure of the
budget supercommittee, despite its super powers, is only the latest
breakdown in an attempt at compromise in Washington. Politicians keep
trying to fashion failsafe solutions to the capital's uncompromising
mind-set, without understanding that there is no external escape from
an environment that rewards those who stand tenaciously on their
principles and demonize their opponents. Members of Congress need to
change their minds about compromise, or voters will need to change the
members of Congress.
Citation
Amy Gutmann, and Dennis F. Thompson. "How to Free Congress’s Mind." New York Times, November 29, 2011.