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Jon Meacham

It would be great if politics were fact-based, but it is not, and it is surely not nuance-based. What works in a classroom or a think tank does not work on Capitol Hill or in the White House. Obama sometimes seems to be running the Brookings Institution,

Jon Meacham

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Jon Meacham is saying that political decisions often ignore facts and subtle details because the environment in government is very different from academic or intellectual settings. He suggests that former President Obama approaches politics more like an academic institution, which may not be effective in the practical and often harsh world of Washington politics.

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