Defending technical meritocracy, specialized civil services, and independent regulatory competence.
This report looks beyond the announcement to explain the systems, trade-offs and unanswered questions at the center of the story.
The bigger picture
The debate surrounding opinion & analysis is often presented as a contest between competing positions. A closer examination reveals a more practical set of questions.
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Independent journalism is most useful when it makes complex questions understandable without pretending that difficult choices have easy answers.
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