Colorado ACLU Speech

James A. Thomson

Published Nov 16, 2005

James Thomson, RAND’s president and CEO, spoke to the ACLU on the value of fact-based analysis, offering examples of how a tension between effective policy and fairness or equity pervades the world of policy analysis. He warned that when we don’t hear the facts on the effectiveness of a given policy, we get arguments devoid of facts, driven by self-interest, personal morality, or political ideology. In this environment, “facts” get invented.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2005
  • Pages: 8
  • Document Number: CP-507-(11/05)

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