7th time's the charm?

During the Iowa Caucus, then-Senator Barack Obama promised the American people that if he became president, comprehesive health care reform would be a reality. Again and again, he says he wants to be judged on his ability to do just that, but is it possible?

Probably not, but the reasons are anything but simple.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Lawrence Jacobs


Lawrence Jacobs is the director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, as well as the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies. He focuses on presidential and legislative politics as well as health care policy. He has a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia Univerisity, focusing on American politics, political institutions and comparative public policy.

He was also co-editor of Health, Wealthy and Fair: Health Care and the Good Society and the author of The Health of nations: Public Opinion and the Making of Health Policy in the U.S. and Britain.

For a full profile and curriculum vitae, see here.


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