The Best Laid Plans
Marc GuntherThe Best Laid Plans is about humility: How little we know, how prone we are to make errors and how to improve our thinkiing about politics and policy. Leaning libertarian.
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Marc Gunther has been a reporter for 50 years. A senior writer at Fortune Magazine and the author of four books. Marc has contributed to publications including the NYTimes, Washington Post, the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Reason.
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