3 Quotes by Jonathan Chait

Activists measure progress against the standard of perfection, or at least the most perfect possible choice. Historians gauge progress against what came before it.

President Obama is so much smarter and a better communicator than members of Congress in either party. The contrast, side by side, is almost ridiculous...

Three-quarters of Americans who went bankrupt due to medical costs actually had insurance; it’s just that the insurance they had didn’t actually protect them from catastrophe.