August 23, 2009 6:09PM 

# The Dismal Politics of Legislative Transparency 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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Economics has been called the dismal science, and recognizing that politicians are economic actors leads to the conclusion in this good article: [Would You Ask Turkeys to Mandate Thanksgiving? The Dismal Politics of Legislative Transparency](http://www.isolon.org/Publications/09-05-11--JITP--V6N2--TheDismalPoliticsOfLegislativeTransparency.pdf)

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[Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics), [Technology and Privacy](https://www.cato.org/technology-privacy) 

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