"The media’s mistake with posting reader comments is in failing to uphold its old standard. Before online postings, there were letters to the editor. The traditional standard held that letter writers were identified and verified. But now that the media has taken a beating for elitism and liberalism and" [...]
"The state lists eight industrial development agencies here: the two counties, five towns - Babylon, Brookhaven, Hempstead, Islip and Riverhead - and the City of Glen Cove. But we don't have a unifying force to promote and market the region as a whole, to act as Switzerland, focusing neutrally'" [...]
Unintended consequences are outcomes that are not (or not limited to) the results originally intended in a particular situation. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen, but they should be the logical or likely results of the action. For example, historians have speculated that if the [...]


Additionally, part of the success of any legislation and especially an "economic stimulus" is to see how the general pubic will react and the level of understanding of the legislative impact.
We've spoke previously about the need to have a "dynamic" rather than "static" structure in place with regard to the implementation of sustainable change.


We've spoken ad nauseum about the need for accurate meta-data and a methodology for analyzing and implementing good public policy based upon same.

