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James A. Thomson, president and chief executive officer, RAND Corporation

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  • Description: Friday Forum: "The Polarization of the American Political Climate." James A. Thomson, President and Chief Executive Officer, RAND Corporation discusses how the effects of this polarization on political discourse and policymaking are leaving less room for deliberation between the two parties, and how decision-making is increasingly driven more by ideology than by objective analysis of which policies and programs will achieve the desired outcomes at the lowest cost.
  • Date: 5/14/2010
  • Program Length: 00:59:00