| 单词 | wonk |
| 例句 | If I said that, they’d think I was some kind of weather wonk. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This being an “X-Men” movie—the ninth in the series, if you count spinoffs—the gifted youths in Xavier’s care are not merely math wonks or promising linguists. Apocalypse Now: Bryan Singer’s New “X-Men” Movie 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z More than the cutaways to Gordon Gekko and the Simpsons, it tends to be the economist’s own observations that satisfy the true wonk itch. ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ Review: Economic History, Illustrated 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z By contrast, Labour policy wonk David Miliband spent so long in lecture rooms with climate boffins in 2006 and 2007 that he had been moved to the Foreign Office before he got out of school. Advice for a new government 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z In a breath of fresh air, Brisett acknowledged that he should not be mistaken for a policy wonk or even a political observer; nevertheless, he said he recognizes the significance of Obama’s presidency. “Dear Big O”: Patriots quarterback wrote a tribute to Obama on his White House visit honoring the Super Bowl 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z The full effect of the “Grammy lift,” as it is known to the music industry’s data wonks, will become clear next week. ArtsBeat: Mumford & Sons Get Big 'Grammy Lift' 2011-02-16T21:10:19Z I thought of him as more of a bookstore guy, an arts-and-culture guy, than as the kind of hardcore wonk interested in the granular details of how state legislatures drew the maps for congressional districts. How to un-rig an election: In "Slay the Dragon," citizens fight back against gerrymandering 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z He wore the clean good sneakers of a cautious wonk working on the weekend. Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business Casual” 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z So no surprise that its old-school wares are now as prized by the heritage wonks who are drawn to all things homegrown. Browsing: FIlson Opens First East Coast Store; Salvatore Ferragamo Creates First Swimwear Collection For Guys and More Shopping News 2014-05-07T21:43:44Z Mostly I remember ordering honey wine and hating the person I was forced to talk to, a classic wonk who thought I was some hick from Houston. R.I.P., Meskerem: The Ethiopian restaurant that shaped Adams Morgan 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Real policy wonks may turn to the now ennobled Nicholas Stern's A Blueprint for a Safer Planet , subtitled "how to manage climate change and create a new era of progress and prosperity". Advice for a new government 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z A former Saudi insider himself, he lived in exile in Northern Virginia and was a familiar figure among Washington’s foreign-policy wonks, politicians and media figures. Why one man’s disappearance captured the outrage and media attention that war has not 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z I have written in the past about the dearth of market-oriented health policy wonks. Can the Benjamin Rush Society Bring Free-Market Ideas to Medical Schools? 2011-11-03T17:04:58Z Behind the fashion plate is a diligent music wonk. Music: Even Offstage, Lady Gaga?s Ready for the Stage 2011-05-18T13:02:40Z The episode was a real test for Ashley Johnson, who plays Patterson, a character who until last week was required mostly to be an amusing wonk. ‘Blindspot’ Season 1, Episode 10: All Your Idea 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Perhaps it reinforced your suspicions that he’s part of an intricate network of government wonks dedicated to kneecapping the Trump administration. Perspective | What was William Barr’s fleece vest trying to tell us? 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z “It came from the professors’ alarm at the rise of the ‘wonk,’ the Clinton-era policy expert with no concept of broad context.” Leader of Prestigious Yale Program Resigns, Citing Donor Pressure 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z She liked that he is a “total wonk. Quiet.” Pundit Mona Charen blew up CPAC. Even she was stunned by the vitriol that ensued. 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z He ran for president in 1988, even though he was known as a policy wonk who disdained the pettiness of politics. The End of the Line 2012-08-25T11:00:00Z Jeb was a proven job creator, a compassionate policy wonk and an early magnet for big donors in the 2016 campaign cycle. Ron DeSantis has reached a perilous point: Inevitability 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Their efforts built new and lasting bridges among activists, scientists and policy wonks while establishing a blueprint for social change. The man behind “How to Survive a Plague” taught us how to be activists 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z A number of the health wonks, including me, spent some time this month writing about accountable care organizations, or ACOs, which are thought by many to be health reform’s answer to Louise’s complaint. Health Wonk Review: Hurricane Irene Edition 2011-09-01T13:38:53Z That used to sound like a super boring topic, only of interest to the most tedious political wonks. How to un-rig an election: In "Slay the Dragon," citizens fight back against gerrymandering 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z I’m not a psychiatrist or a policy wonk or a statistician, so I can’t even begin to answer these questions. The year of the suicide 2012-12-31T15:30:00Z Campion calls the two of them “swots,” the British term for a wonk, and an appropriate one for the pair who spent an entire year prepping for “The Power of the Dog.” Ari Wegner: A Cinematographer Who Knows Actors Down to the Eyelash 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Instead, major news outlets place unqualified wonks or in some cases, straight-up bigots in front of cameras to yell at other contributors in faux debates designed to ensure no one really wins. Dryuary for TV news: Sober up and start doing your job 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z For example, under current law, Medicare must pay for health care delivered by any hospital or doctor willing to do so at Medicare’s rates—what wonks call Medicare’s “any willing provider” provision. Could Private Insurers Make Traditional Medicare More Efficient? 2012-08-21T04:07:16Z “Look, I’m a data wonk,” he chuckles down the line from New York. 'I was terrified I was going to be a flash in the pan': three people who made Hollywood history 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z A third, wearing glasses, was a “swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb.” ‘Nerd,’ ‘Nonsmoker,’ ‘Wrongdoer’: How Might A.I. Label You? 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z She's conscious that he sometimes talks at breakneck speed and lets his inner wonk take over. Parker, Spitzer aim for ideological center on TV 2010-10-05T01:35:00Z Aspiring candidates and officials will find good career advice; wonks will appreciate the ticktocks of negotiations on Israel, Iran and climate change; cynics will see it as a trial balloon for one last run. John Kerry Describes Politics as It Used to Be 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z In politics, Mr. Blinder concedes, style often trumps substance, but politics isn’t something to be disdained: “Policy wonks pursuing reform need lots of help from politicos.” ‘Advice and Dissent’ Review: What They Don’t Teach in Econ 101 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z It was hard, for a moment, to remember that these cinematic presences were established journalists and political wonks who spend three hours every morning debating the news of the day with an Elysium of commentators. The Odd Couple 2010-05-07T22:14:00Z The book, which appears to be an expanded version of a Newsweek article by Mr. Clinton that appeared in June, shows the former president in two familiar modes: freewheeling policy wonk and genial retail politician. Books of The Times: ?Back to Work? Has Bill Clinton?s Ideas for America - Review 2011-11-07T19:14:59Z I also think you overstate the opposition to premium support among left-leaning health policy wonks. The Tortuous Conservative History of the Individual Mandate 2012-02-07T20:32:34Z As bike enthusiasts and infrastructure wonks alike keep themselves busy arguing over whether SkyCycle is even a good idea, the design firm’s still trying to raise money just to study its feasibility. Architects unveil plan for $360 million bike path in the sky 2014-01-02T20:04:00Z With No Destruction, you get a song that sounds like Sweet Virginia on the wonk; a stoned choirboy vocal crooning weirdo lyrics about meeting his grandmother, who lost her hands in the war. Foxygen, Bastille, Misty Miller: this week's new tracks 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z In fact, our third primary flavour sense flies so far under our radar that even flavour wonks haven’t agreed on a single name for it. Feel the burn: why do we love chilli? 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Phil describes his plans for a grand entrance, for a Bandol-style red he's going to try with some Mourvèdre he recently planted, and a list of esoteric gadgetry he requires for his wine wonk laboratory. T Magazine: Baja Fresh 2012-11-15T20:00:49Z You know, some policy wonks have suggested that, and it’s a great idea. The Democratic Presidential Candidate Eager to Challenge Trump on Immigration 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z I believe it is that melting pot that has defined our cuisine, and that's very difficult for food historians and food wonks to get their arms around. A family dinner is never actually about how good the food is, says Andrew Zimmern 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Thanks to Occupy Wall Street, economists and policy wonks aren’t the only ones debating the intricacies of income inequality. Motherlode Blog: 'Mom, Are We the 1 Percent?' 2011-12-19T16:18:34Z Some are policy wonks; others, activists or artists; but nearly all are fervent New Orleanians. "If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise": Spike Lee's riveting look at New Orleans, now 2010-08-21T23:01:00Z She was never, she admits, a political scientist or policy wonk. Analysis | Ten things we learned from the new Valerie Biden Owens book 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Techies and political wonks are likely to find Johnson's ideas stimulating. Author sees blueprints for social change in Internet design 2012-10-05T22:21:47Z The other is populated by the minister's special advisers, typically hard-working, ambitious party wonks. Tonight's TV highlights: Midsomer Murders 2011-03-29T23:05:01Z The irony is that the very same wonks who criticize private insurance and premium support in the context of Medicare have endorsed the use of the same concepts in a law they enthusiastically support: Obamacare. Who's Better at Running Medicare: Government, or the Private Sector? 2012-09-03T02:38:24Z In the 30-minute videos, Calderon breaks from his image as a lawyerly policy wonk best known for launching a bloody, controversial offensive against drug cartels. Mexico's president becomes TV adventure guide 2011-08-19T19:26:07Z But the policy wonks favoured extending health coverage to as many people as possible—in large part by expanding Medicaid, the public health programme for the poor—and dealing with the cost stuff later. Good, bad and ugly 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Back in March, the Hill newspaper published a series of stories and interviews that seemed, at the time, to be mainly of interest to foreign-policy wonks. How a conservative columnist helped push a flawed Ukraine narrative 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z So for me, I'm not a wonk and I don't think the value added of a show like this is just wonkery. Christiane Amanpour on journalism in the age of Trump: “It’s an unprecedented assault on the... 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Dickerson is the old gray network’s first digerati Sunday moderator, a wonk who lives on the Web and, at 46, is three decades younger than his predecessor. Face time with John Dickerson, the new host of ‘Face the Nation’ 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Just another text for the shelves of foreign-policy wonks, PhDs and think tank denizens like himself. A thriller writer’s challenge: Make U.S. policy in Africa into a page turner The same happens in the other direction—just ask Republican advocates of premium-support-based Medicare reform, an idea that originated with left-of-center health wonks, but is now opposed by the very same people. The Tortuous Conservative History of the Individual Mandate 2012-02-07T20:32:34Z As a result, the city drew wonks from the rest of the country. Perspective | Washington is now a cool city. That’s terrible news for American democracy. 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Referring to herself as “co-president” of the United States, Hooks’ Clinton isn’t a pantsuit-wearing wonk but Capitol Hill Barbie, an airhead who has grand ambitions but zero gravitas to back them up. Hillary’s Saturday Nights: The good, the bad and the ugly of “SNL’s” Clinton impressions 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z I made the very reasonable assumption that someone looking for romance would not trust a tax policy wonk. The One Book Stacey Abrams Would Require the President to Read 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z People do not want policy wonks to lead the country. The Walls That Hillary Clinton Created 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z It’s relevant to fellow musicians and music biz wonks, but terribly inside-baseball for the average music fan. How Taylor Swift did what Bono couldn’t: Made the average person care about the ethics of Spotify 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z When I asked about this, the policy wonk, not the comedian, answered. For Al Franken, a Comeback Attempt Goes Through Comedy Clubs 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Wolf, a British economist and social policy wonk, was the author of the 2011 Wolf Report on vocational education. The XX Factor: How Working Women Are Creating a New Society by Alison Wolf – review 2013-04-26T08:30:01Z Kaplan gets this: “A student of Shakespeare,” he writes, “would have grasped Vladimir Putin’s character long before an international relations wonk.” Foreign Policy From the Dark Side 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z I especially appreciate feedback from those of you who toil in the trenches on health care, whether as health-care providers, or wonks in state and local government. A Look Back at Year One of The Apothecary at Forbes 2012-01-31T17:22:00Z There were college students and economists, policy wonks and retirees, some wearing jeans or spring dresses, others still spiffy in their work clothes. How French expats in Washington are preparing for an election back home 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Sackhoff ably handled the expansion of a challenging role, walking a particularly treacherous way between canon-devoted wonks scrutinizing her character's evolution and audiences meeting her afresh in this series. We salute you Bo-Katan Kryze, but the third season of "The Mandalorian" took on too much 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Political wonks will be interested — maybe, to a limited degree — but this material is more thoroughly and reliably covered elsewhere. Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z He is a compositional wonk, starting his songwriting at the piano and then translating chords and melodies into the computerized zips and skull-rattling bass that fill a dance floor. Prodigies Leap Beyond Electronic Dance Music 2012-08-24T12:00:00Z The ACA high-risk pools High-risk pools are popular among conservative health policy wonks. What Should Congress Do after the Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare? 2012-05-19T16:24:07Z The push is coming from corporate-owned design houses, publicly traded companies, major department stores and even IT wonks. Spring 2016 is all about lacy shirts, floral prints, silky fabrics — for men. Hey, why not? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The wonks who had managed to acquire the book began to flaunt it, in some sort of primal, peacocking nerd ritual. Forget Harry Potter. In D.C., people lined up at midnight for Michael Wolff’s Trump exposé. 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z No fixed date has been set, but design wonks are anxiously awaiting the opening of the Droog creative agency’s 10-room hotel in Amsterdam. | Boom Boom Rooms, Part Two 2010-11-19T15:30:00Z After all, health wonks are exactly like meteorologists. Health Wonk Review: Hurricane Irene Edition 2011-09-01T13:38:53Z Phoebe, a Miliband policy wonk, jeopardises a relationship with a climate modeller by her environmental passion. Greenland - review 2011-02-02T00:52:28Z So why are so many media professionals and policy wonks perpetually convinced that a sharp mind and an independent spirit will ruin a gal’s chance of finding love? Feminism isn’t ruining your love life 2014-01-08T00:00:00Z It takes policy wonks to predict pitfalls, and political gurus to see around negotiating corners. Experts agree: Trump has made Washington hostile to experts 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Then it hit me: These two shows are to politics wonks what San Diego Comic-Con is to pop culture junkies. Are Political Conventions the New Comic-Con? 2012-09-05T12:00:17Z Following a sustained ratings slide, NBC is shaking up its Sunday morning newsmakers show, “Meet the Press,” by replacing moderator David Gregory with the network’s resident political wonk, Chuck Todd. Chuck Todd to replace David Gregory as NBC 'Meet the Press' moderator 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z “He’s very low key; he’s a policy wonk. He just wants to work for the citizens of Colorado. And that clearly came through.” Colorado’s Got a Gay Governor. Who Cares? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The War on Poverty left some very deep scars on the well-educated idealists who waged it, creating a kind of post-traumatic stress disorder for policy wonks. Teachers aren’t the problem 2012-09-05T11:45:00Z Instead, he appears to propose something akin to what health wonks call “competitive bidding” or “competitive pricing.” Mitt Romney's Vaguely Promising Plan for Entitlement Reform 2011-11-05T19:41:51Z Carrying live streams from Brussels, Holyrood and wherever else UK law is being shaped, as well as an archive of videos from the Commons, Lords and Leveson, it's Glastonbury for would-be wonks. Catch-up TV Guide: from The Hollow Crown to Twenty Twelve 2012-07-20T23:05:00Z Ferguson, a self-described "policy wonk" with a doctorate in political science, interviewed fund managers, central bankers and political advisers for his film, which uncovered an uncomfortably close professional relationship between academia and hedge funds. Financial meltdown film wins documentary Oscar 2011-02-28T03:34:52Z As an antique curiosity produced by boutique distillers, rock and rye will doubtless attract the serious cocktail wonk. Rock and Rye Returns to the Mix 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z That would be something to help policy wonks, at least, while away the hours in the countdown to Matariki. Pacific Day marks the Maori New Year He doesn’t lapse into the polemic of some policy wonks who too often want to make every error seem foreseeable or the product of some unforgivable flaw. A Sweeping History of What We Eat 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z There are a handful of opportunities for men’s wear wonks to get their fix, whether at Duckie Brown in the afternoon or Todd Snyder in the evening. On the Runway Blog: The Start of New York Fashion Week 2014-02-06T14:30:14Z One of the Netherlands' longest serving parliamentarians Pieter Omtzigt, 49, long seen as a policy wonk reinvented himself as the political conscience of the country. Dutch PM candidates include Turkish immigrant, 'radical centrist', EU veteran 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z In a work-study job at the City Clerk’s office, “I learned to really come to love and read policy and ordinances, it’s why I say I’m a wonk,” ObeySumner said. In Seattle District 5, both candidates claim experience. But which kind matters more? 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Melanne Verveer, who was Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff at the White House, said Clinton’s love for the arts is a lesser-known piece of her biography as a globe-trotting policy wonk and diplomat. Hillary Clinton is stepping over the White House threshold in yet another role 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Outdoors wonks often think in terms of “weather windows,” or streaks in the forecast that look most advantageous for the adventure they’re cooking up. It's a glorious time to hike the High Sierra, now a paradise of wildflowers and snow 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z But in his writings — dozens of academic articles and books – Arévalo comes off much more as a policy wonk than a radical. Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent’s still silent 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z “What I tried to do is soften the edges. We use the term wonk, making things wonky, perfectly imperfect, bubbly.” 'Donkey Hodie' returns with a new but familiar friend from Mister Rogers' world: Trolley 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z But its opponents - a diverse coalition featuring political wonks like Mr Curtin, a retired Supreme Court judge and all of Ohio's past living governors - have called foul. Ahead of Ohio abortion vote, Republicans try to change the rules 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z From the first announcement, the project drew in an army of nerds and puzzle wonks. Can You Decode an Alien Message? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z He rose swiftly to leadership as a political strategist running the party’s campaign arm in the House, not a policy wonk. Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Having arrived in Congress in 2007, he rose swiftly to leadership as a political strategist, not a policy wonk. Debt ceiling tests McCarthy, as GOP speaker rides breezily through fight of his career 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z McCarthy added: “He understands policy. Many people would call him a policy wonk.” Who’s who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from default 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “He understands policy — many people would call him a policy wonk.” Biden, McCarthy quietly negotiate ahead of debt limit deadline after months of partisan rhetoric 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z They believe civics is unnecessary and history is just an ivory tower subject for pinheaded policy wonks and bespectacled academics. Opinion: Why it matters that Johnny doesn't know history 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z He loves the job, loves being in the arena and, as a genuine climate policy wonk, loves pushing for the technological innovations that might save humanity from an existential disaster. Inslee will bow out at a high point | Horsey cartoon 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The drug was identified by school officials as wonk, an opioid. Drug-laced grape juice sends 5 West Philadelphia schoolchildren to the hospital 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z It's a far-reaching and ambitious agenda, and its calls for climate justice are broadly supported by experts and policy wonks. Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’ 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Whether the cultural shift to lower birthrates occurs on an accelerated basis, as in the United States after 2007, or gradually, as it did in Japan, it appears permanent — “sticky,” as policy wonks say. Opinion | Lower fertility rates are the new cultural norm 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The first, and more traditional, is the discount window, affectionately called “disco” by financial wonks. Banks Are Borrowing More From the Fed: What to Know 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z He was a good-government policy wonk who spent considerable political capital reorganizing government in Atlanta and then Washington. The Carters: What you know may be wrong (or not quite right) 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Economic wonks may look back further to Milton Friedman’s 1970 theory on maximizing shareholder wealth. How free-market extremism became America's default mode 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Strickland, a lawyer who prides himself on being a policy wonk and practical problem solver, was first elected in 2015 after advocating for what a campaign adviser called “zero tolerance with violent criminals.” ‘We Are in Trauma’: Memphis Reels From the Latest of Many Blows 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z She has a wonk’s perspective on the benefits of all that dancing and smiling. They’re not too old to boogie 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z For months, political pundits, security wonks and local authorities had warned of the gathering fury. Opinion | The mob in Brazil has done the new government a favor — for now 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z I spent some of my formative years as a journalist covering Obamacare, which meant listening to wonks rhapsodize about European health-care systems that sounded a lot like HMOs — or even just rave about HMOs. Opinion | Why America doesn’t love HMOs as much as I do 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z That is the inequity of representation the “wonks” speak of as minority rule. Opinion | The truth about Democrats’ voting strength 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Progressive wonks have mustered all manner of data purporting to show the geographic unfairness of the Senate, yet far from entrenching “minority rule,” the body continues to reflect the United States’ close political divisions. Opinion | The midterms have busted the myth of conservative ‘minority rule’ 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z An American policy wonk in China rarely receives the attention paid last month to Scott Kennedy, the first U.S. scholar to visit since Beijing’s strict coronavirus travel restrictions began over two years ago. China wants to mend ties with the U.S. But it won’t make the first move. 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z For many educators, politicians and policy wonks, the statistics ended the debate. Column: Closing schools in the pandemic was bad. Keeping them all open would have been worse 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z One reason wonks got excited about models such as Kaiser was the hope they would bring costs down from stratospheric U.S. levels to something more in line with Europe’s. Opinion | Why America doesn’t love HMOs as much as I do 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The gastroenterologist is known for being energetic and a policy wonk on health-care issues. Rand Paul says U.S. botched covid. He could soon lead probes of it. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z You don’t need to be a housing wonk to recognize that that decision, at least, can be reversed. Opinion | Meet the billionaire taking on L.A.’s progressive machine 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z It’s an extraordinary track record for any person or group, but especially for a stockbroker turned conservative activist and policy wonk who is neither a lawyer nor the head of a large organization. How one man brought affirmative action to the Supreme Court. Again and again. 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z A policy wonk with a plan for seemingly every American problem, Warren was the last major female candidate standing before her departure made the Democratic primary a two-man race between Biden and Sanders. Who will lead progressives after Bernie Sanders? 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z For now, the effort to rein in excessive patent claims is led by a group of four dozen intellectual property wonks and archivists who volunteer to trawl university libraries and scour long-forgotten research papers. With Promise of Legalization, Psychedelic Companies Joust Over Future Profits 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z “Sustainable” at least gives you a sense of the end objective that ESG doesn’t unless you’re a wonk and actually know what those terms mean. Insider Q&A: The ESG industry on becoming a political target 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z He is a policy wonk with a long institutional memory and a clear passion for the job. Seattle Times editorial board endorsements: Nov. 8, 2022, general election 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Jacksonville’s defense also gets its share of respect from the wonks. Analysis | The Jaguars have mostly been a trainwreck. Doug Pederson has them thriving. 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z We reported this summer on the alarming notion, increasingly popular among economic policy wonks, that inflation could not be brought down without an increase in unemployment along with a slowdown in wage growth. Column: Painful signs emerge that Fed is moving too far, too fast with aggressive rate increases 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z But Walker does not necessarily need to be a policy wonk, said Theodore Johnson, a senior director at the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan think tank. Herschel Walker’s struggles show GOP’s deeper challenge in Georgia 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The former speechwriter and policy wonk, in my judgment, is more likely to be the one who ultimately flips and fingers the former president for multiple crimes. Stephen Miller now a target of DOJ investigation — will he be the one to flip on Trump? 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Before now, climate wonks rested their hopes on President Biden taking executive actions that might not survive his administration. Opinion | The U.S. has a new climate law. Now comes the hard part. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Politicians, policy wonks and product managers spend decades creating or navigating laws and regulations, and marketplaces emerge accordingly. Why Aren’t Student Loans Simple? Because This Is America 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z A policy wonk with no great enthusiasm for retail politics, she could build a political operation dedicated to defeating Republicans who endorse Mr. Trump’s false claims of winning the 2020 election. After Loss, Cheney Begins Difficult Mission of Thwarting Trump 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Ten years ago this month, Republicans nominated a national ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul D. Ryan, a centrist former governor and a budget policy wonk. Opinion | The GOP is Viktor Orban’s party now 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z But the cameras don’t come to watch the wonks wade into briefing books, footnotes and addendums. Perspective | Jill Biden tests the power of niceties 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Springer is a policy wonk with a long institutional memory and clear passion for the job. The Times recommends: Larry Springer for Legislative District 45, Position 2 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “It can’t just be the sustainability and climate wonks out there. We need to have everybody involved.” U.S. Jump-Starts Effort to Curb Residential CO 2 Emissions 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The policy wonks who — interestingly but unconvincingly — back nationalization see things differently. Opinion | A gas puzzler: If Biden ran Big Oil, what would he do differently? 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z After Biden was elected, some policy wonks were betting on her being named his science adviser. Arati Prabhakar set to become Biden’s science adviser and his pick to lead science office 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “Our students — whether they are screenwriters or accountants, policy wonks or research nerds — are Gospel witnesses,” Corey said. CRT, Trumpism and doubt roil Biola University. Is this the future of evangelical Christianity? 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z When you ask a planner or policy wonk how this happened, they point to a series of dull but important bills that were modest in isolation. Twilight of the NIMBY 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Women's reproductive rights and freedoms are not an abstraction to be debated by policy wonks, jurists and legislators. Dear Donald Trump: No, America is definitely not OK. It's your fault — and ours too 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The flashy event, where journalists, politicians and policy wonks mingle with celebrities, is returning in person on Saturday after a two-year absence because of the pandemic. Before Washington’s ‘Nerd Prom,’ Lots of Risk-Benefit Calculation 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The post is still a dream job for Wu — a former Democratic city councilor and policy wonk in the mold of mentor Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hopes to transform her adopted city 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Unlike her immediate predecessor, Warren Christopher, a reserved foreign policy wonk who saw his role as Mr. Clinton’s diplomatic lawyer, Ms. Albright was an aggressive advocate of Clinton policies. Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z “While SoFi Super Bowl tickets near record prices, weather wonks are eyeing another record: the hottest Super Bowl ever,” said climatologist Bill Patzert. Super Bowl LVI could be the hottest ever played. Here's why 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The self-described budget wonk said he doesn’t know whether enough money went to health spending, but 15% seems the wrong balance. In costliest U.S. fight, little cash goes to actually fight COVID-19 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Like many class presidents, passionate activists and self-described policy wonks of my generation, I yearned to be at the epicenter of the political process so I could help make the world a better place. Opinion | I used to work on the Hill. The Dear White Staffers Instagram account is a long-overdue reckoning. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z As minority leader, Ms. Abrams, a budget wonk, aligned with Tea Party members and some religious groups to oppose a Republican tax reform bill. Left and Center-Left Both Claim Stacey Abrams. Who’s Right? 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Buttigieg, whose husband Chasten appears throughout the film, in interviews and in the background of the campaign, comes across a likably nerdy wonk. New movies to stream this week: ‘Red Notice,’ ‘Mayor Pete’ and more 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z No matter how he tried to portray himself — doting father, irascible crime fighter, no-nonsense policy wonk — he couldn’t seem to bring down his negative ratings in polls. Kasim Reed’s comeback in Atlanta collapses with 3rd-place finish 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Monday’s gathering had a rock festival aspect to it, with hundreds of climate leaders, activists, business leaders and policy wonks all descending on a Glasgow convention center to push for a greener planet. As major U.N. climate talks open, pleas for action to back up big promises 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Its data-centric interface can make it more attractive to policy wonks than to students. Opinion | I lead America’s top-ranked university. Here’s why these rankings are a problem. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z She is well known in Washington as a policy wonk and political strategist. Neera Tanden is named as the next White House staff secretary for President Biden 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z What the companies spend on physical assets that last for years — capital expenditures, for you wonks — is one of the best glimpses at how Big Tech leverages success into even more success. Spending is big tech’s superpower 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Napoleon Wallace, a bond analyst and municipal budget wonk, sees disaster in the finances of America’s largest cities where others do not. ‘Fiscal Justice Ratings’ Fight Police Brutality With Finance 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Except for the politics wonks, though, none ever did. Joe Biden's Nixon moment: A policy agenda that could change history — and the media yawns 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z N.F.L. wonks often say that Henry gets stronger as the game goes on, but it’s more the defense that gets weaker, and then steam-rolled. Are the Giants and Jets Watchable Yet? 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Ever the wonk, Hill suggests national programs, private-sector efforts and philanthropic initiatives to strengthen school systems, bridge digital divides, remove racial barriers and reduce the male-female wage gap. Review | The rare Trump insider memoir that doesn’t obsess over Trump 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z But long-term cost as scored by budget wonks is not a perfect measure. Analysis | Is it fair to call Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan another New Deal? 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z A Midwestern policy wonk, researcher and racial justice advocate, Dones’ personality and style is a stark change from the average bureaucrat along downtown’s Fifth Avenue government row. King County head of homelessness may be an ‘impossible’ job, but Marc Dones is optimistic 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z These examples show that soft power is not as easily directed as D.C. wonks like to think. Perspective | Olympic medals no longer show off nations’ cultural power. That’s good. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z A self-described policy wonk, he articulates a series of left positions with The Seattle Times in a Meet the Candidates guide. Andrew Grant Houston, 32-year-old architect, builds momentum among young progressives in bid for Seattle mayor 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z A few tax wonks predicted that workers who were most likely to struggle financially in old age wouldn't open the accounts because they couldn't afford to save. How Peter Thiel turned a retirement account for the middle class Into a $5B tax-free piggy bank 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z “She is thought to be a policy wonk and not a political actor. But when you watch her close-up, you see her political chops are as good as anybody’s.” Yellen carefully navigates inflation test, challenging skeptics one more time 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z She credits the mayor — a policy wonk whose enthusiasm for urban planning earned him the nickname “Bike Lane Bill” — with streamlining bureaucracy and cutting red tape during his two terms. Pittsburgh poised for history-making election of its first Black mayor this fall 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Before 2020, few aside from public health wonks and science nerds paid attention to the worlds of epidemiology, virology and public health. COVID turned public health experts into celebrities. Not all of them are comfortable with the change 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Applying that sort of model to independent newsletter writers would be a whole new set of incentives for media wonks to worry over. Twitter is buying Scroll, the subscription service that removes ads from news sites 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The break, the state and local tax deduction, known to policy wonks as SALT, does what it says it does. Why a $10,000 Tax Deduction Could Hold Up Trillions in Stimulus Funds 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z As a fellow journalist writing about health-care policy, I guess I need to classify myself as part of the wonk tribe. Review | A blow-by-blow history of the Obamacare wars 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z This is not the obvious path for someone who was first elected to the Senate in 2010 as a policy wonk more concerned with cutting spending than fanning culture wars. Sen. Johnson may offer insight into GOP’s 2022 positioning 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Humphrey was an intellectually versatile man, a policy wonk with a strong legislative record on civil rights, labor and economic justice issues. "Trial of the Chicago 7": A flawed film — but highly relevant to America in 2021 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z A studious policy wonk but a realist skilled at backroom legislating. Part of a storied era in California politics, James Mills helped preserve California and its history 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z The seasoned policy wonks on Capitol Hill are digging deep into the procedural toolbox to find ways around the gridlock that typically leaves Congress at a standstill. Senate gives Biden a big tool to work around GOP filibuster 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z But if you’re a plant wonk like me, let’s talk about the complexity of the Western monarch situation and why a seemingly simple thing like milkweed poses such a challenging problem. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z He’s a policy wonk and practical politician who knows state government and politics inside and out. Column: It's time for Newsom to pick California's attorney general. Here are some contenders 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Ranked-choice voting, a concept that was relegated to theoretical discussions among policy wonks for decades, is now being promoted by advocates in other states, building on last year’s successful initiative campaign in Alaska. I like Ike, but Mike’s OK; ranked-choice voting gets a look 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z A news consumer from a young age, Torres blossomed into a policy wonk early on. Nevada teacher-lawmaker takes to TikTok to reach students 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Friedman found a kinship within a small circle of baseball wonks on forums buried in esoteric corners of the internet. The Lawyer Who Became a (Pitching) Ninja 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Lawmakers and aides who had the pleasure of crossing paths with Blunt agreed the Senate is losing a valuable policy wonk, who is generally well liked on both sides of the aisle. Senate Republicans keep bailing out for 2022, opening the door for more Trumpers 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Whether it’s optimism or righteous anger over unjust crackdowns or simple weariness with the ever-changing standards of the bureaucratic health wonks — who cares. Americans may finally be corona-weary 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Trump’s fixation on wrongdoing has made voter fraud a top priority despite his lack of evidence, not just for party strategists and election wonks, but for the Republican electorate. The battle over voting restrictions is being waged nationwide. Arizona leads the way 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z For heterodox conservative policy wonks thwarted by their own coalition, Trump demonstrated that their flavor of populism was key to the party’s future. Opinion | There is no Trumpism. There is only Trump. 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z In 2010, eight years into my time as an economic policy wonk at Demos, a progressive policy research group, budget deficits were on the rise. Opinion | The Way Out of America’s Zero-Sum Thinking on Race and Wealth 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Policy wonks should also pay more attention to widespread environmental risks to health. Pandemic Lessons in Improving the Medical System 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Anyone who works with survivors of domestic or sexual violence - from social workers to lawyers to policy wonks - will tell you these examples are depressingly common in India. Nirbhaya Fund: The gang rape victim's scheme that's not reaching women 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z But because travel remains such a high-value prize, what industry wonks call an “aspirational reward,” the minor fluctuations have not yet destabilized the market. The Man Who Turned Credit-Card Points Into an Empire 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z During the pandemic, he has traded his Washington-based policy wonk look with a trimmed beard and buzzed hair for a shaggier and scruffier look to fit a Colorado mountain man. Josh Dickson: The evangelical behind Joe Biden’s outreach to religious voters 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z “I was a satellite wonk. They all spoke perfect English. They were extremely warm and inclusive.” Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z That part of 16th Street dead-ends at Lafayette Square, the iconic park in front of the White House usually filled with lunching wonks and Instagramming tourists. Perspective | If 2020 had an address, it would be right here in D.C. 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “I really do think it’s different in Utah,” said state Rep. Robert Spendlove, a Republican economist and proud policy wonk who spent years working in Washington and left unimpressed. AP ROAD TRIP: Amid American rancor, a dash of Utah Nice 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The idea that the defense secretary must be an expert on China, or an Asia policy wonk is without merit. Opinion | Of course Lloyd Austin is well-qualified to be defense secretary 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Voting mechanisms aren’t just for wonks; they are core to our democracy’s health. Opinion | Trump’s presidency was a crash course in civics. We can be thankful for that. 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z “I would say, knowing Mineta a little bit and Foxx a smidgen, that Garcetti is probably more of a down in the weeds policy wonk than either one of them was,” said Taylor. Column: Should Mayor Garcetti go to D.C. if Biden offers a job? When does the next plane leave? 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z We were warned by polling wonks and political pundits, by Fox News and Trevor Noah. Trump's America runs on adrenaline. No wonder we can't handle vote count purgatory 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z “We’re not just deciding whether to have a capital gains tax cut or some policy wonk decision,” said David Leland, an Ohio state representative and former Democratic Party chairman. Is the election over when it's over? Fears Trump vs. Biden could go into overtime 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z But for DC tech policy wonks, the FCC commissioner — and potential chairman-in-waiting — has offered varying and sometimes inconsistent opinions about the extent to which he plans to regulate social networks. Meet the man who could lead the GOP’s war on platform moderation 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Biden, by contrast, strove to present himself as a detail-oriented policy wonk, at one point brandishing a card to detail specific tax rates. Dueling town halls by Trump, Biden show off differing worldviews 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z “Some administrations care a lot about science, and some don’t,” one veteran policy wonk says. ‘Very disappointed.’ Trump’s science adviser has left U.S. researchers wanting more 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The urban planning wonk has never held elected office or worked in city government. Oregon protest fallout dominates close Portland mayor race 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z But his veto of what was a pretty modest bill felt inauspicious to climate policy wonks who pay attention to such things. California will keep burning. But housing policy is making it worse 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Newsom’s aides have described the governor as a policy wonk who retreats to the solitude of his office with stacks of paper to read background on pending proposals. Can California ban fracking? Newsom's bold plan to fight climate change faces skepticism 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z “Mike Pence is a policy wonk with a smile,” said Shawn Steel, a Republican National Committee member from California. Pandemic heightens stakes for Pence, Harris vice presidential debate 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Ten House Republicans who fashion themselves policy wonks are out with their diagnosis of what ails the American worker. This should be American workers’ future, say House Republicans 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Bruce Gyory, a Democratic political consultant, said Mr. de Blasio sees himself as a policy wonk who is not into the “nitty-gritty of being a manager.” How N.Y.C.’s Mayor Ignored Warnings and Mishandled Reopening Schools 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Don’t pick an orator or a fundraiser or a policy wonk, Mr. Vice President. Opinion | The one thing Joe Biden should think about in a running mate 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z I know that may sound like a cop out, but I am neither smart enough nor blessed with enough time to be a policy wonk and an election forecaster. New normal? Layoffs stay stubbornly high 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Chris Wallace is a registered Democrat who hosts “Fox News Sunday,” a child of two Jews who keeps a rosary by his bedside, a Washington wonk who has vacationed in Italy with George Clooney. Chris Wallace, Insider and Outlier at Fox News 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z For much of March and April, there was broad agreement among pundits, wonks and public health researchers that the United States needed to “cancel everything,” as Yascha Mounk put it in the Atlantic. Opinion | The triumph of experience over hope 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Now, in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, there’s a growing consensus among lawmakers and policy wonks that young millennials and their Generation Z counterparts need the same kind of aggressive government boost. Young people are being left out of coronavirus economic relief efforts. That could be a big problem. 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z In early March, they tapped a network of former military and policy experts from the Truman National Security Project, a left-leaning network of military and policy wonks of which they are both members. Amid coronavirus, Army vets fought to mass produce $100 ventilators. They hit roadblocks 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Meadows, a longtime Trump confidant and sounding board, is known as a policy wonk with smart political instincts. Meadows toggles between legislator, White House roles 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Porter, who studied under Warren in law school, is a pointy-headed policy wonk like her mentor, and fully embraces her no-nonsense image. Bernie needs to step back and let other progressive leaders flourish — especially women 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z It feels odd to lump them together: one is plainly trying to buy his way to the nomination, the other has tried to wonk her way to it. The resurrection of Joe Biden is almost complete: the race is his to lose | Richard Wolffe 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z She is a lawyer, an administrator and a policy wonk. Bernie Sanders and Super Tuesday: American political history at a pivot point 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z She rose in the polls last summer by pitching herself as a relatable policy wonk, a candidate with a plan for everything. Elizabeth Warren’s challenge: Breaking out of murky middle 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z In its editorial, the Register praised Ms. Warren as “a thinker, a policy wonk and a hard worker.” Des Moines Register Endorses Elizabeth Warren as Iowa Caucuses Approach 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z But Labour’s policy wonks insist they were just doing what they could to fill the hole where they felt an electoral strategy should have been. 'Crushed by Brexit': how Labour lost the election 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Staub, who is involved in local politics in Manchester, likes both candidates but contrasted Sanders’ history as a grassroots organizer with Warren’s more recent emergence as a leading progressive with “policy wonk” plans. Sanders says being a woman, age could be 'problems' for 2020 candidates 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Staub said she liked both candidates but contrasted Sanders’ history as a grassroots organizer with Warren’s more recent emergence as a leading progressive with “policy wonk” plans. Top progressives back Sanders as skirmish with Warren rumbles on 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z “For us policy wonks, this is as good as it gets.” Column: Newsom has had lots of luck as governor. He'll need it for his long list of priorities 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Yes, the candidates and policy wonks maintain that premiums and, dare I say it, out-of-pocket expenses would end and the number of uninsured could reach zero at last. It’s bad math, and politics, to take away private health plans 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Yet the proposed credit for financing “improvements” to stadiums soon raised eyebrows among policy wonks. Banks may get leeway to label NFL stadium funding as aid to poor 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z "The proposed credit for financing 'improvements' to stadiums soon raised eyebrows among policy wonks," Bloomberg reported. "Astonishing" Trump rule could let banks classify NFL stadium investments as aid to poor communities 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Imagine a debate that drove the political pundits crazy and warmed the hearts of policy wonks and voters curious about how politicians might solve problems. Opinion | A debate that actually covered the issues? This time, we don't have to imagine. 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z This kind of proposal excites tax wonks, but Wall Street would scream. Warren’s plan to pay for Medicare-for-all: Does it add up? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Warren is also a deft communicator and an imaginative, even visionary, policy wonk. Opinion | Elizabeth Warren tried to do Bernie Sanders’s homework for him. She failed. 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z “There’s no bigger policy wonk nerd in this race than me. Anybody who knows me in the Senate, that’s my forte,” Booker, D-N.J., highlighted Monday in an interview with Fox News and NHTalkRadio.com. Booker, in thinly veiled Warren dig, touts there's 'no bigger policy wonk nerd in this race than me' 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z To cash in on your inner wonk, try sites like JustAnswer.com. 20 ways to make money online 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Now an organizer, Morales is also a policy wonk and helped squeeze a progressive bill through a Republican government, she noted. Seattle City Council District 2: Tammy Morales takes on Mark Solomon, backed by mayor 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Some wonks say, in effect, Relax, hi-tech defenses against hypersonic weapons will be built, so crises like these won’t spin out of control. Hypersonic weapons and national (in)security 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Of course, the centrist climate wonks hate how expansive the Green New Deal idea is. A successful climate plan must also tackle the housing crisis 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z She had hesitated about Warren because “I worried about her being a heady professor, a policy wonk,” she added. Behind Elizabeth Warren's surge: Emotional punch coupled with attention to detail 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z "It would put 720 million women back in the workforce. It would increase the GDP, to sound like a wonk here, by about eight-tenths of one percent. It would grow the economy." Biden vows tax credit will put '720 million women' back in workforce 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z But for climate policy wonks, it won’t be enough for the candidates to simply say they support a tax on carbon emissions. Five Things to Watch During CNN’s Climate Forum 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z As a senior administration official, Mattis avoided politics and “sought to focus on the merits and substance of issues the way a wonk or military officer would,” she said. Emerging from his silence, Mattis faces criticism for trying to take the ‘middle road’ on Trump 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z This whole exercise is about far more than writing some document that only wonks will care about. Louisiana editorial roundup 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Sunset Sound System resident Solar turns up the aggressive space wonk as the more intrepid campers slosh into the water. Unleash the sesh gremlins! Sunset Campout, California's clubbing paradise 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z The criticisms of Harris's record and plans seemed confusing and nit-picky, and even if they were legitimate, it was simply too difficult for most people — even policy wonks — to follow along. Cory Booker's big night: Harris hangs in there, Biden falters in second debate 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Night one of the second round of Democratic debates, hosted by CNN and held in Detroit, will be a feast for the policy wonks. Democratic debate in Detroit, part one: Liz and Bernie vs. the "moderates" 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Center-left policy wonks spent a decade urging us to copy them. Opinion | Conservatives want to revive a one-time trick from more than 100 years ago 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z But in the first phase of the primary she remained illegible—not the revolutionary, not the wonk; not the fresh-faced millennial or the safe bet. Kamala Harris Makes Her Case 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Trump, who has never claimed to be a big policy wonk, thinks he’s better off sticking with what worked last time, Bierman writes. As Trump retreats on census, outlines of next battle come into focus 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z This manipulation of pork, fat, flour and time is the kind of dripping excess that would sate a Roman emperor, or just a policy wonk with a monstrous appetite. Review | Stellina is a pizzeria that’s so much more 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Almost always, these monologues ended by hurling an impassioned J’accuse! at Republican leadership, pundits and wonks: You let this happen. Opinion | The Democrats are in disunity. How long can Pelosi hold them together? 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Once the domain of political wonks and insiders, redistricting has drawn more attention in recent years, as advocates and some politicians demand a more independent process. Hogan on high court ruling: ‘Gerrymandering is wrong, and both parties are guilty’ 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z This is not just another of his ill-informed policies, or one that only wonks care about. Trump’s plan would make government stupid 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The ascent of Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic race should warm the heart of any policy wonk. Opinion | Elizabeth Warren has lots of ideas. Bad ideas. 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z That said, AOC deserves a large share of the credit for taking a term that was previously used mainly by policy wonks and bringing it into the political mainstream. Everything you need to know about the Green New Deal 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Party elites look at Warren and see Hillary: an Ivy League policy wonk who makes men squirm. Is Joe Biden the new Hillary? Democrats must have a real debate to avoid disaster 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z He fits in well with academics and policy wonks, and he prioritizes following immigration law to the letter. Trump to place Ken Cuccinelli at the head of the country’s legal immigration system 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Fellow legislators, lobbyists and education wonks might be upset with Hamrick for doing something reckless that leaves the House needing to establish leadership while heading into a special session on education reform. West Virginia editorial roundup 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z It’d be an exaggeration to say Pence excels in governing, but compared to Trump, he’s practically a wonk. The problem with Pence serving as Trump's policy 'decoder' 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z This week, many pundits and wonks have criticized us, saying that goal is not possible. Dear Beto O'Rourke and co: we need a climate plan that's truly ambitious | Varshini Prakash 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z But with Trump in office, the imported celebrities have stayed away, leaving Washington wonks to do what Washington wonks are wont to do. No president, no celebs, no problem: The White House correspondents’ dinner crowd parties on 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z It requires cultivating relationships with elected officials, policy wonks and celebrities, and routing them across the country and in front of microphones and cameras. From Olympic medalist to political operative: Michelle Kwan joins Biden campaign 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “We will need organizers, communicators, writers, coders, wonks, and more.” Five takeaways on how the 2020 candidates are spending their money 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z A government colleague said Varadkar, a policy wonk with a direct style, was simply pursuing the national interest. How the Irish backstop emerged as May's Brexit nemesis 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Betsy had skyrocketed from obscure conservative policy wonk to GOP star when she wrote a cover story for The New Republic in early 1994 attacking then-President Bill Clinton’s universal health care proposal. The Wilbur Ross I know 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Former Seattle police chief Jim Pugel, assistant city attorney Andrew Lewis and development wonk Michael George are all raising healthy sums in District 7, which includes downtown, South Lake Union, Queen Anne and Magnolia. Heidi Wills wants back on Seattle City Council, launches ‘back to basics’ campaign in District 6 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z There was a man in a camo hat, a wonk with a badge around his neck, two women with “Abort Mike Pence” shirts, plenty of others filled the room after the cameras left. Perspective | Michael Cohen inspires the ultimate wonkfest: A D.C. watch party 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Objectively, it wasn’t much of a game to watch, unless you’re a strategy wonk and relish in Patriots’ Coach Bill Belichick’s uncanny knack for knowing what to do in virtually every situation. Editorials from around New England 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “Wealth inequality in our nation is a national scandal,” Gene Sperling, a veteran Democratic policy wonk who served as a top economic adviser to Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, wrote on Twitter. Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Is an Old Idea and Its Time Has Come 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z If the pages of her book are to be trusted, a Kamala Harris White House would be a busy, hardworking place staffed with serious policy wonks who strive to maintain a personal touch. Kamala Harris lays out the core ideals of her 2020 campaign in her new book, ‘The Truths We Hold’ 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z But her tendency to embrace her inner wonk predates that nickname and is not a newly conjured attempt to push back at him. To Rise Above the Democratic Pack, Elizabeth Warren Tries ‘Nerding Out’ 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z During their rustic excursion, the naive, uptight American policy wonk and the gregarious Soviet pragmatist develop a friendship and a possible strategy to break through their nations’ political impasse. The 99-Seat Beat: Martin McDonagh, Viola Davis and Alfred Molina projects hit L.A. theaters 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z “And he’s a real committed conservative, a policy wonk with command of the budget.” The partisan warrior leading the White House’s shutdown response 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z She takes the Left to task for too often favoring slogans over substance and portrays herself as a detail-oriented wonk in a section of the book titled “embrace the mundane.” Kamala Harris’ new book builds her case for a White House bid 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z He was considered a rarity among Republican pols --- a policy wonk with the polish and personality of Ronald Reagan. So long, Republican Congress, and good riddance: It's been even worse than we expected 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Ward explained that the three defectors were “policy wonks” and “pragmatic types” who fought for education funding and Medicaid expansion but “the Republican Party was obstructing every step.” Three Kansas Republicans switch parties in one week; more defections expected 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The governor’s depiction of himself as a policy wonk who is above petty politics is vintage Snyder, but it is not without support. A Power Grab? Politics as Usual? Michigan’s Governor Will Decide 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z So as important as rigorous analyses and funding proposals are, we miss the forest from the trees if we see this mainly as a fight among policy wonks or dueling funding proposals. Universal healthcare could save America trillions: what’s holding us back? 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z And Hillary, I think she will be the first to say that she’s a wonk. In a new book, photojournalist Barbara Kinney shares a behind-the-scenes look at Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z This is not some obscure triviality, only of interest to trade wonks. Trump struggles to understand the basics of his own tariffs policy 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Education wonks may enjoy sifting through the data to decipher what it means. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The policy wonks arm themselves with reams of data on the system’s failure to lower recidivism or protect from wrongful conviction. Republicans and Democrats Cannot Agree on Absolutely Anything. Except This. 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z She had previously worked as a community organiser, a policy wonk for city leaders in Minneapolis, and as a leader in her local chapter of the African-American civil rights group NAACP. 'She's made us proud': Ilhan Omar's journey from Somali refugee to US congresswoman 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “But he is never going to be seen as a political wonk or the smartest guy in the room.” Kevin McCarthy aims to become next House Speaker, if GOP can remain in power 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z He’s a policy wonk who happens to be cursed with handsomeness, and this perilous mixture accounts for the divided loyalties of “The Front Runner.” The Fall of Man in “The Front Runner” and “Outlaw King” 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z It was an odd remark for an ostensible policy wonk. Paul Ryan is the wrong messenger to condemn political 'tribalism' 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Bredesen, a veteran statewide campaigner known as a policy wonk, prepared stacks of paper detailing his history with Silicon Ranch. In Tennessee Senate Race, Financial Missteps Linger in the Background 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Today, computing resources are stretched across a vast range of tangible objects -- a phenomenon referred to by tech wonks as "The Internet of Things" -- leading to a diversification in the demand for computer chips. $3 billion deal could turn Manassas into key supplier for self-driving car components 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “Before you had to be somewhat of an analyst or a wonk,” Mr. Chandler said. A Real-Time Map Tracks the Building Frenzy That’s Transforming New York 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The book industry expects the proposals from West Wing wonks to start sliding into their inboxes after the lights in the executive office building go out. President Trump says he doesn’t have time to read books, but his former staffers keep churning them out 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z In a deeply conservative state where some fellow Republicans built national reputations, Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer is known mostly as a low-key policy wonk and once compared himself to the “Star Trek” character Mr. Spock. Disputed primary pits low-key governor against flashy rival 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Just a few months into Mr Trump's presidency, experts convened at the White House - technical specialists, policy wonks, cabinet members and academics - to discuss how to tackle the problem. Will Trump's tariffs stop Chinese espionage? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z In the mid-nineties, urban planners, architects, economists, transportation consultants, real-estate experts, and government wonks collaborated on a renovation strategy for the Ferry Building. Private Dreams and Public Ideals in San Francisco 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Isner: I am a pastor's wife, I am a foster and adoptive mom, and I am an early childhood education policy wonk. Exclusive: Alabama Democrat Tabitha Isner on her campaign for Congress: “Women don’t shut dow... 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Instead, politicians and wonks are fixated on government investment. The Sick Man of Europe Risks a Relapse 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Part of me can’t help but admire the Democrats’ faith — as unshakable as the Republicans’ belief in the free market — in the wonk market, in the hidden moral hand that guides political compromise. Democrats must fight for impeachment: It’s the only real antidote for Donald Trump’s lies 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Andrew Wheeler, on the other hand, is a policy wonk who keeps his religious views private and collects Coca-Cola memorabilia. Shift at EPA shows technocrats are replacing big-personality Cabinet members 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z It’s part of a two-step recipe for eliminating emissions that has become almost a cliche among energy wonks. Most paths to a clean-energy future start the same way 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z So ribbing the robot wonks today is like laughing at computer geeks in the 1980s. The world cup of robot football: no need for humans to worry (yet) 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z By now, he was worked up — and headed toward his favorite punching bag: the Ivy League-educated numbers wonks who never played the game. An Exiled Old-Timer, Goose Gossage Still Won’t Back Down 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z "I'm not a Middle East expert. I'm not an Africa expert. I'm not a foreign policy wonk," Bourdain told Fast Company magazine in 2014. The global appeal of Anthony Bourdain 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z He can be aggressive and unpolished and would never be described as a wonk, but he isn’t a braggart or a narcissist. A ‘Tin-Pot Northern Trump’? Hardly 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z They include Mr. Min, a former adviser to Senator Chuck Schumer of New York who calls himself a housing finance wonk. Democrats Hope an Asian Influx Will Help Turn Orange County Blue 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Some people, including professors and policy wonks like Thomas Piketty, believe that when Democrats move left they win. San Francisco’s progressive mayoral candidate Jane Kim has tech millionaires running scared 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Yet, even this new proposal was met with some restraint in a sober audience of policy wonks. 'CPAC for progressives': Bernie Sanders and others debate the left's big ideas 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Known as a policy wonk and bipartisan collaborator drawn to complex issues, Swift served on the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee. This week’s passages 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Congressman Al Swift, known more as a policy wonk than a political operative, is remembered fondly by the next generation of Democratic politicians he mentored. Al Swift as statesman, not politician 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The onetime broadcaster was known as a telecommunications, energy and environmental policy wonk. 8-term Washington congressman Al Swift dies at 82 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z A policy wonk, he’s not a skillful political operative. Why Paul Ryan stepped aside ahead of schedule 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Others have suggested that an ideal job for the policy wonk could be running a think tank, noting the leader of the conservative American Enterprise Institute recently announced he would be stepping down. Ryan retirement sends new ripples of uncertainty through GOP 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Ryan was supposed to be the serious policy wonk of the Republican party - the one with the Republican plan for governing in a "responsible" conservative manner, without ballooning the deficit. Ryan Found Himself on the Margins as the G.O.P. Moved Right 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Swift was more of a policy wonk than a political operative. Al Swift as statesman, not politician 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Known as a policy wonk and bipartisan collaborator drawn to complex issues, Mr. Swift served on the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee. 8-term Washington congressman Al Swift dies at 82 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z No word yet on whether the organization plans to wonk things up again this year like it did in 2017 with a panel discussion that shut down the open bar. A guide to the low-wattage White House Correspondents’ Dinner party circuit (thanks, Trump) 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The problem is the appearance on your territory of what defense-policy wonks call “little green men.” A U.S. Battlefield Victory Against Russia’s ‘Little Green Men’ 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z I never understood why he was thought of as such a great tinker or policy wonk. Ryan Found Himself on the Margins as the G.O.P. Moved Right 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z And as much as Ryan fancies himself a policy wonk who prefers the realm of ideas, he’s actually become increasingly skilled at the art of politics. Source: Speaker Ryan to seek re-election, but will he stay? 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z While the NEC has had directors with a high profile, such as Mr. Cohn or former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, it has just as often been led by lesser-known workhorse policy wonks. What to Expect From National Economic Council Under Lawrence Kudlow 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z He’s also a real estate developer and accountant, describing himself in his statement Wednesdasy as a “bean counting budget wonk.” Utah Senate president Niederhauser won’t seek re-election 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The title is sustainability director or chief sustainability officer—a relatively new role more likely to be held by a policy wonk than a follower of runway trends. The Latest Trend at Fashion Houses? ‘Sustainability’ Experts 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z He was over-rated as a policy wonk and showed no backbone when it came to standing up to Trump as House majority leader. Ryan Found Himself on the Margins as the G.O.P. Moved Right 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z And the riders, many of them federal workers, policy wonks and military personnel, get a free ride. Northern Virginia’s oldest ‘slug’ line imperiled by transit center project 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Despite some huffing from ethics wonks, this drew little criticism. Jared Kushner appears to be in trouble 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z There are political moments when the nation needs prophecy more than policy, others when it requires wonks more than sages. Review | 50 years ago, a presidential commission called out America’s ‘white racism.’ It didn’t go over well. 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The authors interview a dozen experts — from policy wonks to researchers — about excellence and quickly reach two points of consensus. Science needs to redefine excellence 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z He’s probably best known as the wonk brought in to fix healthcare.gov after the website’s disastrous launch. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The biggest race in the District this year may be a war of the wonks. Challenged from the left, D.C. Council Chairman defends progressive record 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Bill Clinton, a policy wonk, famously exhausted his listeners by his lengthy wish list. Trump's first State of the Union address: Some things to look for 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Ige’s informal faction in the state legislature was called the Chess Club, a group of policy wonks. Opinion | What Hawaii’s governor has learned about the politics of war jitters 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z “Brimley was a policy wonk’s idea of a policy wonk,” a friend, Andrew Exum, wrote in an essay for the Atlantic. Shawn Brimley, military strategist who led a Pentagon modernization push, dies at 40 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z “Ryan is the policy wonk, and the president isn’t,” King said. Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump’s fixer, friend and candy man 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Speaking of only-in-D.C. moments, James B. Comey’s testimony before a Senate committee in June led a rush of wonks to cram into bars to sip discounted drinks and watch the biggest show in town. 2017 was the year of poke, pop-up bars and a notorious $26 ham sandwich 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z That almost certainly suits Mr. Saban, the highest paid public employee in Alabama, as well as policy wonks near and far. No to Jones. No to Moore. But Yes to Bugs, Elmer, Mickey and SpongeBob. 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z She said a friend invited her to the election-themed Halloween party, where a few hundred guests, including topless models covered in body paint, mingled with Washington wonks. Prosecutors decline to bring charges in alleged rape at 2016 Georgetown Halloween party 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Mr Obama was a wonk with a gift for verbal simplicity. Eric Garcetti hopes to be the first mayor to make it to the White House 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z While Trump is no policy wonk — “nobody knew that health care could be so complicated,” he famously said at one point — he has shown more comfort with the details of his tax-cutting legislation. Behind the curtain of Trump’s presidency 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z While he is no policy wonk — “nobody knew that health care could be so complicated,” he famously said at one point — he has shown more comfort with the details of his tax-cutting legislation. Inside Trump’s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z This is real acting and directing that quickly rises to the top of the theatrical world - but will most likely fail to appease the commercial wonks who make decisions on what rates an award, i.e. Rachel Brosnahan’s Comic Timing 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Clearly Mr Peston is far less convincing as a policy wonk than as a scourge of his erring colleagues. A member of the liberal elite on his tribe’s failings 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Okay, so that may not have the same cachet as being descended from Sir Lancelot, but it is a particularly fitting bit of Washington wonk heritage. Perspective | An actress in ‘The Pajama Game’ at Arena has a connection to the subject matter 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Consider: most Americans couldn't find Qatar on a map, thus, the very serious rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia shook foreign policy wonks and not many else besides. Opinion | Attention: Saudi Prince in a Hurry 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z He is no policy wonk, and prefers fiery speeches to ten-point plans. Mexico’s presidential front-runner misunderstands his role model 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z And the great question driving pundits, policy wonks and Wall Street money types is: How will this one end? In such a robust stock market, what should investors worry about? 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z It was first repeated among lawyers and legal wonks, then by tech publications. How the judge on Oracle v. Google taught himself to code 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z And in combination with rooftop solar panels, they free people from total dependence on the grid—a kind of energy cable-cutting that wonks call “grid defection.” Your Next Home Could Run on Batteries 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z But Trumpism has succeeded as a political movement in the total absence of serious policy, and it’s unlikely to be defeated by avenging wonks. Opinion | The single greatest thing Republicans need right now 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z To this day one sometimes reads articles portraying Ryan as a serious policy wonk, despite abundant evidence of his unseriousness and real questions about his actual command of policy. Opinion | Republicans, Trapped by Their Flimflam 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Outside of tax wonk circles, the numbers were generally ignored. Opinion | The report Trump officials don’t want you to see 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Washington’s dance lovers tend to get less attention than its wonks, foodies and fitness fanatics. Where to go dancing 7 nights a week in Washington 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The biggest spender, Google, also goes to considerable lengths to cultivate policy wonks favorable to its interests – and to discipline the ones who aren’t. Tech's push to teach coding isn't about kids' success – it's about cutting wages 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z But the folks who did the work, it wasn’t just policy wonks. Read Barack Obama's Speech Bashing the GOP's '50th or 60th' Attempt to Repeal Obamacare 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z On the campaign trail, however, his abuse of wonks and elites and bureaucrats seemed to work in his favor. Imaginative optimism about life in America after Trump 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The state and local tax deduction, or SALT, has long been a target for tax-policy wonks who see it as an unwise federal subsidy that is mainly claimed by the wealthy. To make their tax plan work, Republicans eye a favorite blue-state break 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z In late November 2015, tens of thousands of negotiators, policy wonks and climate activists descended on Paris. A two-decade crusade by conservative charities fueled Trump’s exit from Paris climate accord 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Open government is often treated as the tedious concern of ethicists, or wonks who like watching legislative paint dry. Why open government matters: State cut mental-health funding … by mistake? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Since Congress is unlikely to hire many more wonks, the Trump International Hotel will continue to sell fishy cocktails and pricey rooms. Lobbyists go underground 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z I’m a science geek, not a policy wonk. It's Crucial to Upgrade America's Water Infrastructure 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z But these are not outcomes that lefty politicians and policy wonks seem keen to grapple with. Opinion | ‘Free lunches’ like the $15 minimum wage may hurt the people they’re meant to help 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Tobias Harris, a Japan analyst at Teneo Intelligence, a political risk consultancy based in New York, said on Twitter that the lineup of new ministers “looks like a policy wonk cabinet.” Shinzo Abe of Japan Reshuffles Cabinet, Hoping to Shore Up Falling Support 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z But maintaining discipline within the squabbling staff—a mélange of loyal aides, party operatives, policy wonks, and the President’s own kin—will be an entirely different challenge. John Kelly: White House Chief of Staff Tries to Impose Order 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z But policy wonks of all stripes can agree that health policy is, and will always be, complicated. Why Health Care Policy Is So Hard 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The movement is a mosaic: policy wonks and lobbyists; venerable non-profits with offices and donors; embryonic, rag-tag groups with cardboard signs; political radicals who dream of overthrowing capitalism; vigilantes with spray paint and rocks. Hipster-bashing in California: angry residents fight back against gentrification 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z We policy and political wonks have grown accustomed to and discounted this nonsense. Opinion | Trump’s Boy Scout speech should give everyone the creeps 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Lawmakers, activists and policy wonks seem to project their own partisan fantasies onto the nascent technology. How the technology behind Bitcoin can save our elections 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Friends and foes say the transit wonk “disagrees without being disagreeable.” Mayoral candidate Jessyn Farrell says record shows she’d keep Seattle’s progressive train moving 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Voucher advocates emphasize that parents care far less about test scores than education policy wonks do and that they should be trusted to choose schools that work well for their children. Trump wants to spend millions more on school vouchers. But what’s happened to the millions already spent? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Needless to say, the project was a spectacular failure: All the wonks in the world couldn’t fix Newark’s schools from their ivory towers, and never bothered descending. Mr. Zuckerberg, please don’t run for president: The last thing America needs is a Facebook technocrat 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z And the likes of Mr Aunspach, an American displaced by trade, are the objects of keen attention from wonks as well as politicians. America’s programme to help trade’s losers needs fixing 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Dr. Sharfstein and others said they were intrigued by one proposal, known as value-based pricing, that appeals to the industry and policy wonks alike. Draft Order on Drug Prices Proposes Easing Regulations 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z A decade ago, I saw Edward Castronova speak in front of a learned audience of scientists and policy wonks in Washington DC. The surprising ways video games have shaped the economy - BBC News 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z This town, where sometimes the political wonk and comics geek are the same person. Over Awesome Con weekend, D.C. will prove its geek-to-wonk ratio 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Golf wonks criticized its funky bunkering, near-unplayable fescue and lack of natural site lines. Don't call Erin Hills a pushover just yet - Golf Digest 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z And at Shangri-La, China didn’t even send any senior leaders, merely what Washington wonks call “barbarian handlers”: lower-level functionaries whose job is merely to parrot their government’s line. Will China fill the vacuum left by America? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z In Annapolis, Griffith developed a reputation as a policy wonk who understood the vagaries of state budgets and complex issues such as health care. D.C. man sentenced to 35 years for raping nun 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Now the administration alleges that the CBO budget wonks are not incompetents but cunning conspirators. Opinion | Trump’s snowflakery is infecting the GOP 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Son is looking for industry wonks to complement those hires and find potentially game-changing investments in areas ranging from genomics and artificial intelligence to robots and the internet-of-things. Dealmakers aplenty, SoftBank's Son looks for wonks 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z He is a mix of zealous advocate and sober-toned policy wonk. Is this champion disrupter of D.C. development a crusader or an extortionist? 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z If Perriello presents himself as a blend of fiery populist and policy wonk, Stewart is the proud, unadulterated bomb thrower. Is populism popular? These Virginia candidates are banking on it 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z If the mythology of Paul Ryan, cerebral and considerate policy wonk, survives 4 May, it will truly be a miracle. America's healthcare is being driven off a cliff by nihilists | Ross Barkan 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Liberal and conservative policy wonks both like the idea of taxing health benefits to help ratchet down costs, though neither side wants to deal with the political consequences of taxing such benefits. How Trump Could Ditch the Freedom Caucus and Pass a Bipartisan Health-Care Bill 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Trump, a former Democrat, was never one to attract the labels of policy wonk or ideologue. Trump’s flip-flops concern some supporters, but not others 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z But for Mr. Trump, never much of a policy wonk, it was an eye opener. For Trump, a Steep Learning Curve Leads to Policy Reversals 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Google engineers, product managers and policy wonks are trying to train computers to grasp the nuances of what makes certain videos objectionable. Google Training Ad Placement Computers to Be Offended 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Ryan somehow acquired a reputation as a policy wonk but really is an ideologue, as shown by his comments Thursday. Opinion | Republicans are so hopeless, Trump may have to work with Democrats 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Of course, there are African American politicos and wonks who have more history with the Republican Party and its agenda. Omarosa Manigault is in Trump’s White House because of her loyalty. But what is she doing there? 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z You don’t have to be a policy wonk to recognize that replacing income-based subsidies with less generous across-the-board tax credits would mean a net transfer of resources from poorer people to wealthier people. Opinion | Trump could learn a lot from his mistakes. He won’t. 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Of course, that isn’t how conservative lawmakers, pundits, and policy wonks will spin this. The Health-Care Debacle Was a Failure of Conservatism 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z House Speaker Paul Ryan, unjustly heralded as a policy wonk, tried to rush his healthcare bill to the floor for a vote on Thursday, only to find the moderates and extremists in his party rebelling. Trump tried to burn down Obamacare. He set his hair on fire instead | Ross Barkan 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Paul Ryan: Oh, such tragedy to see the legendary wonk brought so low. Trumpcare dies again: For the second day in a row, GOP pulls the plug on Obamacare replacement 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Some conservatives have expressed disappointment that, despite his wonk credentials and so much time, this was the best he could come up with. Make-or-break day for Donald Trump's healthcare gamble 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The struggles and controversies over the travel ban, health-care reform and even staffing highlight the wonk deficit in this administration. Review | A new warrior in the battle for Trump’s brain 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z That is, its authors were trying to pretend that they are serious policy wonks who genuinely care about reform. At last! The World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 is here to save us! 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z All the foreign policy gurus, all the Silicon Valley CEOs, all the Wall Street guys, all the highly regarded policy wonks. Don't let establishment opportunists ruin the resistance movement | Thomas Frank 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Policy wonks in the European Union are currently wrestling with the issue. Why your car servicing costs could be about to rise - BBC News 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z But in a weakened party still defined by its image of racism and xenophobia, she needed technocrats and policy wonks to develop her ideas. The man who could make Marine Le Pen president of France 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z To the Washington political establishment — the politicians and bureaucrats, the lawyers and the lobbyists, the policy wonks and the campaign hacks — Trump’s behavior seems crazy, counterproductive and comical. Opinion | The only thing that can stop Trump from turning Washington into a permanent Crazytown 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z During the campaign, Hillary Clinton was criticised for being a dry policy wonk; now, apparently, she was a trendy proselytiser of identity politics. No president cares more about size – so let’s show Trump how many of us oppose him 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Mostly they tend to be much more heavily regulated and subsidized than the system that conservative health-policy wonks and policy-literate Republicans favor. Repeal and compete: a federalist compromise 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Now imagine what all this will look like to a future policy wonk. Pressure From Trump May Delay a Factory’s Exit, but It Won’t Stop It 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Ryan is a policy wonk with long-term goals of budget and entitlement reform, while Mr. Trump is relying more on the force of his personal style to pursue his goals. Newt Gingrich says Donald Trump will focus on populist agenda at GOP retreat 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z “Individuals don’t pay attention to nuance as much as insiders and wonks,” Kromer said. Maryland Democrats grumble that Larry Hogan’s stealing their thunder 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z The wonks see the world in normative terms: We don’t want terrorists to have easy access to encrypted communications, so the government should regulate or outlaw the technology. Opinion | Was Snowden hero or traitor? Perhaps a little of both 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z But it also sent shivers down the spines of lawmakers, policy wonks and citizens on both ends of the ideological spectrum. Trump Just Broke With Decades of Foreign Policy 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z He is known as a social conservative and a budget hawk, admired by conservatives as a stalwart and a wonk but viewed by Democrats as an ideologue. Donald Trump's Health Care Nominee Grilled on Investments 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z A self-described “policy wonk,” she grew up somewhere else, Atlanta, and got a taste of politics as a student. Angst Simmers in Washington as Trump Presidency Nears 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z A regular at the right-wing think tank Heritage Action retreats, he is respected by conservative colleagues as a health-care wonk. Trump's Cabinet Pick Invested in Drug Companies Before Fight 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Why is he referred to as a "policy wonk?" The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The primary goal of most Republican health-care policy wonks is not to save money. Trump has stacked the deck against himself 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z They were an unusual group — a mix of activists, legislators, philanthropists, school officials and policy wonks — all assembled by Sharonne Navas, an equity warrior with little patience for ceremony when the topic is education. ‘Stealth inequities’: How Washington's education system hurts poor schools 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z But “repeal and delay” is also meeting opposition from Republicans and conservative health wonks who, while fully on board with repeal, see a looming disaster in delay. No one likes “repeal and delay”: The GOP plan for Obamacare meets cross-ideological resistance 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z But when the numbers showed this particular shot was the biggest—that it had the highest championship probability added—basketball wonks had a peculiar reaction. The Biggest Shot in NBA History 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z “There were a lot of policy wonks involved, not branding people, and that shows. I’ve misspelled the word “indivisible” several times.” The Crowd-Sourced Guide to Fighting Trump’s Agenda 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Usually, the transition from campaign to administration involves the candidate’s policy wonks working from his speeches to produce a coherent platform. America’s allies are preparing for a bumpy ride 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Delury said that even before Tillerson’s nomination policy wonks in Beijing had raised their eyebrows at how Trump was sending “loving signals to Moscow” but showing no such tenderness to China’s President Xi Jinping. 'Best friends forever'? China wary of Rex Tillerson wooing away Russia 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The company recently posted a job listing for a “Conservative Outreach Manager” to serve as “part organizer, part advocate and part policy wonk as you understand the world of third-party non-governmental advocacy organizations.” Silicon Valley faces its reckoning with Trump 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z A gift ideas for any tax wonks in your life: The Daily 202: Trump’s expected choice for State in very real danger of being blocked on the Hill 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z District councils are dominated by policy wonks and people involved in neighborhood groups. Seattle’s new Involvement Commission: more voices or less pushback? 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services, Rep Tom Price of Georgia, is a health care policy wonk who has long been one of the most vocal opponents to Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Trump's cabinet looks increasingly conventional despite outsider campaign 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z With the help of some smart policy wonks in Washington, I examined using tax policy this way. What Would It Take to Replace the Pay Working-Class Americans Have Lost? 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The employee “will act as Google’s liaison to conservative, libertarian and free market groups” and will be “part organizer, part advocate and part policy wonk.” Help Wanted at Google 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z For the next four years, wonks will have to fear for their country or fear that their entire set of career choices was mistaken. Trump, Taiwan and the Truth 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The “Better Way” calls for Obamacare’s repeal but is purposefully vague beyond that, lest Ryan be tied down to any concrete proposals that would diminish his reputation as being a smart wonk. “Repeal and delay” or voucherize Medicare? GOP healthcare proposals get even worse 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Repetition of talking points passes for political discussion, and serious interest in issues and options is treated as the idiosyncrasy of wonks. Post-truth: a guide for the perplexed 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z The least political South African, he thinks, is probably more political than most policy wonks in this country. The Daily Show's Trevor Noah: ‘I am extremely political’ 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Some are now being corrected; Mr Pence, for example, has the confidence of many of the mainstream Republican policy wonks Mr Trump will need to hire. The tower of silence 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z He took a 25 percent pay cut in 1996 to become a partner in Forum One with his two policy wonk Harvard classmates. Mom’s kitchen table talks shaped a mission to make money while doing good 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z “We tend too often to act like a bunch of policy wonks, rather than a bunch of people out to win,” he says. ‘Make America Great Again’ – why are liberals losing the war of soundbites? 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The president-elect isn’t a policy wonk, but no one doubts his ambition or love for epic projects. Make the Solar System Great Again 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z But some policy wonks have been quick to adjust to the new Trump reality. Here’s some advice for you, President Trump, from scientists 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z He is a clean-cut Midwestern budget and policy wonk who has been in Congress since 1999. Trump, Congress will be in sync on some issues, but long-term questions loom 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Van Hollen, 57, a consummate insider and policy wonk who rose quickly in House leadership ranks over his seven terms, campaigned hard this fall after a bruising primary against Edwards. Democrats Van Hollen, Raskin, Delaney, Brown win in Maryland 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Tuesday’s vote will test America’s appetite for sweeping change and shocking bombast, in the face of a cautious wonk who reads the footnotes of the briefing memos that a sprawling policy-boro prepares for her. The 2016 Presidential Campaign Reaches Its Final Hours 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z But Mormons may have found an alternative to choosing the “lesser of two evils”: Independent candidate Evan McMullin, a former CIA officer turned policy wonk who also is a Mormon. Why Donald Trump could lose red Utah: Mormon America has found another candidate. 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z And many science wonks are hoping that Trump will include research and cyberinfrastructure in his definition of what needs to be upgraded. Here’s some advice for you, President Trump, from scientists 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z “Thankfully Hillary is a policy wonk. When you are president that is a good thing.” Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton Hit the Road Together 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Many foreign economists say China should loosen its grip on its financial system — opening the capital account, as policy wonks call it. In ‘Gaining Currency,’ a Look at China’s Global Ambitions for Its Money 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z A wonk and negotiator, the campaign trail was her least favorite part of the job she’s seeking. The 2016 Presidential Campaign Reaches Its Final Hours 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Most recently the chief policy wonk for House Republicans, McMullin also worked overseas on counterterrorism operations for the CIA and did a stint as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Evan McMullin made Utah a presidential battleground. Next he wants to transform conservative politics 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z They were policy wonks, and by focussing on incremental reforms—in education, rural health care, children’s welfare—they thrived politically in Arkansas, where they spent the two decades after McGovern’s defeat. Hillary Clinton and the Populist Revolt 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “Hillary has to be cautious given her history and her wonk tendencies,” he said, “and Trump is uninformed on health policy.” The Debate That Wasn’t: So Many Words, So Few About Policy 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z And health wonks on both sides of the aisle said Republicans would likely balk at any proposals that threatened to yank health insurance away from 20 million people. How Trump, Clinton would fix the 'crazy' U.S. health system 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The superstar policy wonk who was supposed to give 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney some intellectual heft by joining his ticket. Desperate denial: Paul Ryan, oblivious to meaning of Donald Trump and Trumpism, fiddles while the GOP burns 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Before speaking outside Philly, she was introduced by her mother as “an expert on healthcare”, the same subject that established Hillary’s reputation as a fearsome public policy wonk. Second coming: on the road with the Clintons 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Nixon could be coarse in private but was also a policy wonk and, by today’s GOP standards, progressive in some areas. Richard Nixon library's reopening highlights Republican party's rift 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Some see the pair as policy wonks with pragmatic instincts who are poised to break the logjam. Hillary Clinton, Paul Ryan and the relationship that could shape Washington 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z But that's not the Kaine that attendees at his campaign rallies and fundraisers see: a down-to-earth, policy wonk who is a good listener and a persuasive speaker. Awkward in the spotlight, Kaine a hit with donors in private 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Just about a year ago, the policy wonk with the sad puppy-dog eyes agreed to take the job of Speaker of the House. Paul Ryan’s slow-motion downfall: Stuck between Trump and the Tea Party, what’s a policy wonk to do? 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z We have a reliable, if uncharismatic, policy wonk on one hand; and an entertaining, if unpredictable, maverick on the other. America's choice this November is between a populist and a technocrat | Carlo Invernizzi Accetti 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z His informality helps when working with both African farmers and Hollywood actors, with whom he mingles as easily as with other scientists and policy wonks. Warning to forest destroyers: this scientist will catch you 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z In the heat of the summer, a few days before Republican delegates in Cleveland officially nominated Donald Trump for president, a renegade group of conservative wonks gathered in a plush house in Northwest Washington. ‘It’s about helping people': Inside the new group trying to boost the working class, sans Trump 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z To be clear, the man is not a policy wonk. Comedian Barry Crimmins: ‘You can’t hate anybody until you hate yourself’ 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z As for Clinton, her reputation is that of a policy wonk who loves to dig deep into issues. “Where’s the beef?”: After Clinton and Trump went for style over substance, here are the burning issues we need to tackle at the next debate 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Ryan is a respected politician and self-identified budget wonk, and getting the nation’s fiscal house in order was supposed to be his top priority. Another year of Congress, another string of broken promises 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Show that she knows what she's talking about, yet not be seen as a boring policy wonk. Clinton-Trump Debate Expected to Be Rare Draw in a Polarized Age 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Hufbauer’s analysis is already causing waves among policy wonks in Washington and economists on Wall Street. Why a President Trump Could Start a Trade War With Surprising Ease 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Climate change used to be something to which only scientifically minded policy wonks paid attention. Donald ‘Wrong Way’ Trump 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Although her campaign is intent on showing voters that she is more than just a policy wonk, her friends and former staffers aren’t sure it can happen this late in the campaign. Is she ‘likable enough’? 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z It was something only a lawyer, policy wonk or true-blue Hillary fan club member could love: For Trump and Clinton, Less is More 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z “His reputation is as a very serious kind of representative who studies the issues and is known as a policy wonk,” said Pearson Cross, a political science professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A new prostitution scandal roils a Louisiana Senate race 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Her team worked with many thoughtful wonks, including Sandy Baum, of the Urban Institute, who is one of the nation’s leading scholars on the topic. Hillary Clinton: Dead-On Comic, Dull Politician 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z “She is more wonk than pol, so she might be especially frustrated by a steady stream of invective, conspiracy theories and lies.” Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z “Having said that, Trump’s not becoming a policy wonk, and I doubt Hillary Clinton is ready to sing ‘Kumbaya’ with reporters,” he said. Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton step out of character as tight race enters home stretch 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Scott’s persona is that of a policy wonk, someone more interested in details than dazzle. Bobby Scott: The congressman who could make history. Again. 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z But in combating her rival, even the lifelong policy wonk has found the only way to effectively fight such inflammatory Trumpian bombast is to hurl it right back. Trump vs. Clinton: 2016’s Race to the Bottom 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z She might not be as inspiring as Obama, she’s not cool or chic, but she is such a policy wonk, so prepared and careful. The Obama years: novelists assess his legacy 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z We can dismiss the idea that wonks dreaming up these mechanisms deliberately intend to offend people. 'Racist' Technology Is a Bug - Not a Crime 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z On the other hand, it’s much harder for Trump to study, to read binders filled with wonk and to repeat those details in 10 words or less. Will the debates finally kill off Trump 2016? The Donald is walking into a disaster 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z In opposite ways, the prophet and the policy wonk together reshaped the center of Renaissance Europe—and are reshaping America now. Hillary Clinton Is America’s Machiavelli 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Put Elliott in a lineup of bankers and he’d be the obvious outsider — the numbers man and policy wonk with the rumpled shirt and tousled gray hair. Feds use Rand formula to spot discrimination. The GOP calls it junk science 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z In the meantime Malawi is counting the cost of the wonks’ bewilderment. ARC’s covenant 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z I often wondered if any traffic-policy wonks were sitting next to me in heavy traffic. Soul-sucking traffic and the Seattle ‘fixes’ that make it worse 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Conway is one of the best people in politics, a sincere conservative with a talent for finding the language to connect with voters who aren’t policy wonks or political addicts. Trump Will Be Trump 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z More than 500 years ago, the prophet Savonarola enthralled Renaissance Europe while Machiavelli, chief policy wonk of the age, scorned the showman’s demagoguery. Hillary Clinton Is America’s Machiavelli 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Despite the growing influence of the rationalists — the analysts and wonks who want to tear this all down — the mainstream sports industrial complex, especially in the loftier parts of the media, doesn’t share their vision. How Do You Tell a Better Story in Sports? 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z No doubt many sensible ideas were proposed by the wonks present. The Hole in Obama’s Legacy 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Aides say she also advises her father on issues such as childcare, reciting input from policy wonks beyond the political realm. Ivanka Trump champions working moms — except the ones who design her clothes 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z In the reality for virtual reality, corporate wonks are a better business than video-game nerds. Virtual reality’s promise lies in businesses, not gamers 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z He said that while Trump talks “elliptically” and “just can’t wonk,” the GOP nominee “in his own way seems to be advocating detente,” which Cohen sees as an admirable goal. Trump's Russia reset ideas alarming allies, many in US 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z And Democrats seem happy that their policy wonk moonlights as a cage boxer. Clinton vs. Trump: A choice between the uninspiring and the unfit 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z They relish his role as a rule breaker who mocks the pious language of diplomats and policy wonks. Donald Trump vexes Republican foreign policy establishment 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z He was already jittery and excited, like many of Russia’s security wonks were at that time. How Trump Made the U.S. a Target for Russia's New Warfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Clinton, with her history in Arkansas, is well aware of the pressures that Democrats in red and purple states face, and she evidently sees Kaine as a fellow-liberal realist and policy wonk. Three Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Chose Tim Kaine 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z “I do have a fondness for wonks,” Mrs. Clinton said in the PBS interview. Hillary Clinton Selects Tim Kaine, a Popular Senator From a Swing State, as Running Mate 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z On the downside, Perez’s only elective political experience was as a member of the County Council in Montgomery County, Md. A lawyer by training, he’s more of a policy wonk than a politician. Clinton has several VP options: Fiery liberals, Hispanics and white guys 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z She has ended up just another policy wonk with a series of different slogans and no central message. How Clinton Can Resurrect Her Likability 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Once you get inside, it’s an engineering wonk’s dream: dials, pumps, meters and carefully calibrated systems on a colossal scale. The Tri-Cities’ contribution to our literary landscape: a poet laureate and shapeshifting werewolves 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z That scheme was largely praised by education wonks. Can Female Leaders Like Clinton Dream Big? 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The virtues and drawbacks of coupons have been thoroughly debated by health policy wonks for the past few years as they have surged in popularity. Drug coupons may save you money, but they’re keeping prices high. Here’s how. 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Clinton undoubtedly has a well-staffed team of researchers and policy wonks gaming out every possible debate scenario. This Is Why Donald Trump Is Terrified of Strong Women 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Of course, to most non-purists, the Rules of Golf are the refuge of lost-in-the-weeds wonks whose decisions too often contradict common sense. What Really Happened: Dustin Johnson, the USGA and the U.S. Open Fiasco - Golf Digest 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z He is an insult machine, not a policy wonk. Donald Trump and the “Amazing” Alex Jones 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The problem is that there are hundreds if not thousands of climate scientists, researchers, policy wonks and other skeptics scattered around the globe who have challenged the consensus on climate catastrophe. ‘Oil is the New Tobacco’ a slippery slope, critics warn 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z “We don’t need a policy wonk as president,” Hunter said at the time. Top Trump ally distances himself from presidential candidate 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z In an unusual partnership, the federal officials matched the cities with government researchers, regulatory wonks and private firms to offer practical advice as the teams developed plans to remake themselves. This government competition could completely change the American city 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z New York Times columnist David Brooks, no Hillary hater, concluded that Hillary is too much of a policy wonk to win public affection. We have Hillary all wrong: Americans hate a politician of the press’ imagination 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Next, and probably foremost to policy wonks, Dodd-Frank abolished “too big to fail.” Why Trump, the ‘King of Debt,’ Hates Dodd-Frank 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z There is plenty for Clinton, a proud policy wonk, to plow through now that she can largely ignore Sanders. Hillary Clinton Clinches Democratic Nomination 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Both were “policy wonks,” he said, who “fought many battles together, prayed together and wept together.” The story of Hillary Clinton’s ‘totally confusing’ relationship with her liberal mentor 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z He’s something of a wonk on local planning issues, with a master’s degree in public policy and a career helping cities with municipal projects. Can Bowser’s handpicked successor in Ward 4 hold on to his seat? 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Hoover was all he was cracked up to be—a policy wonk and a tireless worker—but also a terrible politician. What Happened When a Non-Politician Won the White House 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z In particular, if I recall correctly, I was skeptical that the political process would respond to communities of wonks sharing good ideas online. Why Aren't We Innovating in Government? 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z But the candidate herself seems to enjoy showing off who she is at her core, according to many close friends and aides: a wonk. Hillary Clinton gambles in choosing small events over huge rallies 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Having been criticized for being inauthentic, she can only be who she is, they say: a sincere policy wonk who has the experience to be an excellent president, even if she’s a dull candidate. Can Hillary Clinton convince in the age of the goldfish? | Jill Abramson 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Clinton is a self-identified wonk, a believer in the power of government and what she sometimes calls evidence-based approaches to solve problems. Even supporters agree: Clinton has weaknesses as a candidate. What can she do? 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z But the budget wonks dryly noted that even if all those taxes get approved, the city would still be in the red by $20 million in 2018, and $34 million the year after that. As Seattle city departments cut back, council votes to add staff 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The Wisconsin lawmaker represents a classic conservative, a policy wonk who has assigned experts to develop policy papers ahead of the GOP convention this summer. As Trump Takes the Hill, GOP Rallies Around Beating Clinton 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z A group of volunteers – coders, lawyers, policy wonks – began to coalesce around Pahwa. The inside story of Facebook’s biggest setback | Rahul Bhatia 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z How does a policy wonk such as Clinton run against a policy-phobe such as Trump? Donald Trump, the flip-flopping policy-phobe 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z She is a policy wonk, but Mr. Trump has little interest in a wide-ranging debate on issues. Trump and Clinton Campaigns Gear Up for a Slugfest 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Some budgeting and accounting wonks sat before the council and told them two things: As Seattle city departments cut back, council votes to add staff 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Fans of bitcoin say the system, which tends to be a pet project of encryption wonks, could eventually rival Visa. The battle over the future of bitcoin 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Last week, the senior Obama administration technology adviser — a.k.a. a government policy wonk and lawyer from California — added crime fighter to his portfolio. White House adviser adds crime fighter to his portfolio 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Though the bodacious dinner is not without critics, it remains a significant, hybrid event that throws together politicians, wonks, military brass, diplomats, lobbyists, entrepreneurs, the famous and infamous, plus journalists, both the celebrated and obscure. Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: It’s a tie at last 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z “She is more policy wonk than retail politician,” Mr. Kehoe wrote. Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy views spark anger, unease abroad 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z |
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