From potholes to public policy

From potholes to public policy, from the condition of schools to the condition of civil society--how we cope with the complexities of modern life matters because it determines the quality of life that we share as a community. One way of coping would be to have so much money that all those other people do the coping instead, which suggests that studying economics or finance would make sense; however, the attraction of corporate gamesmanship is limited. Another way, perhaps, would be to get into politics--though frankly it is difficult to see how studying, say, political science can guarantee the possibility of making a positive difference in the shape of our communities in a poisonous political environment.

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