Throughput is what engineers measure when they want to know how much actually flows through a system in a given time. Not theoretical capacity, but what actually happens when you account for friction, bottlenecks, and reality.
This is where I’ll write informally about the intersection of two things:
Policy must be able to stand on its own merits
Winning elections is critical
Most newsletters in this space live comfortably in one of two worlds, but rarely both. But policy that can’t win elections never gets implemented, which means it doesn’t matter how elegant your solution is. But winning elections by promising things you can’t actually deliver just breeds cynicism and makes the next election harder. You need both.
When I am not writing about policy and politics here, I’ll be talking about film photography.
About Me
My name is Colin. I work at the Progressive Policy Institute, a center-left think tank. My personal politics reflect my employer, more or less. However, the views here are still my own.
I am also the founder and day-to-day operator of the Center for New Liberalism.
I tweet on my personal account @colinmort but you can also find my highlights on the shared @cnliberalism account (but only the good tweets, the bad ones are someone else’s work).
