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William A. Galston

William A. Galston holds the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in the Brookings Institution's Governance Studies Program, and is College Park Professor at the University of Maryland. 

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Response: Cautionary Note

Richard Kahlenberg and Bernard Wasow make a strong argument for a bold idea, but I am compelled to offer some cautionary notes. I agree with their proposition that American public education as...
William A. Galston

Response: Response to How Can Democrats Win

Rick Perlstein’s essay is such a complex mixture of insight, misinterpretation, and outright error that I hardly know where to begin. Like Perlstein, I believe that a political party must stand for...
William A. Galston

Response: Cautionary Note

Richard Kahlenberg and Bernard Wasow make a strong argument for a bold idea, but I am compelled to offer some cautionary notes. I agree with their proposition that American public education as...
William A. Galston

Response: Costs and Benefits

I’m sympathetic to the basic thrust of Jody Heymann’s argument. I would, however, rephrase the problem as follows: As a nation, we’ve done a reasonably good job of providing a public safety...
William A. Galston

Response: What About Reciprocity?

Philippe Van Parijs is to be congratulated for making a bold and challenging proposal. It is, in the literal sense of an overused phrase, thought provoking. It is not equally likely to...
William A. Galston

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