Archive for February 24th, 2009

Are Obama’s advisers Honest Brokers?

Roger Pielke’s The Honest Broker is a cautionary piece. So you’re a scientist, and in addition to your research, you want to engage the public sphere. Pielke’s point: when influencing policy, be an honest broker. Pretending to be impartial while plugging away at one’s own perspective only limits the viable options that could be considered [...]