The Believer Magazine
American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan
This column is the result of Matt McKenna’s indiscriminate synthesis of public policy punditry and hometown sports opining. Matt is an engineer and filmmaker in Berkeley, CA. His films are online at tacowednesday.com.
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September 5, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: Curb Chinese Currency Manipulation by Passing to Brandon Marshall
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August 14, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: A Large Chicago Bulls Payroll Results in High American Labor Productivity
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July 26, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: How a White Sox Playoff Appearance Keeps Obama in the White House
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July 12, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: Strong Draft, Weak Dollar: How the Chicago Bulls’ Draft Picks Influence the Economy
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June 11, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: The Cubs May Exit the NL Central
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May 23, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: How the Chicago Cubs Can Reelect Obama
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May 3, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: Derrick Rose’s ACL and the Deficit: How a Torn Ligament Impacts the Federal Budget
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April 11, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: The Link Between the Chicago White Sox and the Price of Gas
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March 23, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: How Cinderella Teams Sink the Economy
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March 6, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: How the Republican Primary Hurts America and the Chicago Blackhawks
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February 15, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: American Decline and the People’s Republic of Basketball
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January 24, 2012American Policy Suggestions from a Chicago Sports Fan: Bull Market: How the Chicago Bulls Influence the S&P 500
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