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In reply to the discussion: Vox: President Obama blasts liberal political correctness on college campuses [View all]proverbialwisdom
(4,959 posts)67. Oversight?
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/15/executive-order-using-behavioral-science-insights-better-serve-american
PRESS RELEASE
September 15, 2015
Executive Order -- Using Behavioral Science Insights to Better Serve the American People
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that behavioral science insights -- research findings from fields such as behavioral economics and psychology about how people make decisions and act on them -- can be used to design government policies to better serve the American people.
Where Federal policies have been designed to reflect behavioral science insights, they have substantially improved outcomes for the individuals, families, communities, and businesses those policies serve. For example, automatic enrollment and automatic escalation in retirement savings plans have made it easier to save for the future, and have helped Americans accumulate billions of dollars in additional retirement savings. Similarly, streamlining the application process for Federal financial aid has made college more financially accessible for millions of students.
To more fully realize the benefits of behavioral insights and deliver better results at a lower cost for the American people, the Federal Government should design its policies and programs to reflect our best understanding of how people engage with, participate in, use, and respond to those policies and programs. By improving the effectiveness and efficiency of Government, behavioral science insights can support a range of national priorities, including helping workers to find better jobs; enabling Americans to lead longer, healthier lives; improving access to educational opportunities and support for success in school; and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, I hereby direct the following:
PRESS RELEASE
September 15, 2015
Executive Order -- Using Behavioral Science Insights to Better Serve the American People
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that behavioral science insights -- research findings from fields such as behavioral economics and psychology about how people make decisions and act on them -- can be used to design government policies to better serve the American people.
Where Federal policies have been designed to reflect behavioral science insights, they have substantially improved outcomes for the individuals, families, communities, and businesses those policies serve. For example, automatic enrollment and automatic escalation in retirement savings plans have made it easier to save for the future, and have helped Americans accumulate billions of dollars in additional retirement savings. Similarly, streamlining the application process for Federal financial aid has made college more financially accessible for millions of students.
To more fully realize the benefits of behavioral insights and deliver better results at a lower cost for the American people, the Federal Government should design its policies and programs to reflect our best understanding of how people engage with, participate in, use, and respond to those policies and programs. By improving the effectiveness and efficiency of Government, behavioral science insights can support a range of national priorities, including helping workers to find better jobs; enabling Americans to lead longer, healthier lives; improving access to educational opportunities and support for success in school; and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, I hereby direct the following:
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MORE:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/15/fact-sheet-president-obama-signs-executive-order-white-house-announces
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/09/15/designing-federal-programs-american-people-mind
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/opinion/sunday/cass-sunstein-making-government-logicalhtml.html
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Vox: President Obama blasts liberal political correctness on college campuses [View all]
gobears10
Sep 2015
OP
When I was at UCSC a decade or so ago, there was one right-wing Christian student who wrote
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#38
Then you must be in favor of opening DU up to all political points of view, as well.
Ms. Toad
Sep 2015
#16
But you don't even have to be offensive to be banned from some groups on DU.
A Simple Game
Sep 2015
#24
I didn't intend to dodge anything, if you could point out this question you mention I will
A Simple Game
Sep 2015
#32
"Then you must be in favor of opening DU up to all political points of view, as well."
Ms. Toad
Sep 2015
#34
I am more socialist than liberal and am not a member of the Democratic party.
A Simple Game
Sep 2015
#37
I agree that peacefully protesting is the best way to counteract offensive speech.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#62
I guess for me, it's more a question of where the *students'* right to object ends.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#65
Exactly. Those who confine themselves to an echo chamber (which DU can be, somewhat, at times)
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#15
Unrec for disingenuousness. They took a perfectly reasonable statement and made it sound reactionary
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#14
Does anyone understand what comes out of Ben Carson's mouth? Talk about lunatic.
YOHABLO
Sep 2015
#21
On the one hand, being "offended" shouldn't be sufficient reason to silence anyone's voice.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#41
Universities should be hotbeds of unfettered free speech, protest, furious debate, and controversy.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#25
Other than cases where "anti-P.C." is used as an excuse for deliberate bullying, I agree.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#42
What if you're too much about historical correctness to hear what they have to say?
HughBeaumont
Sep 2015
#28
Right to free speech =/= right to an officially sanctioned platform. n/t
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#44
One step up (OP) and two steps back (just on BloombergTV screen scroll, R-side in all caps)
proverbialwisdom
Sep 2015
#33
Problem here is, it's not just that the students don't want to hear opposing views:
graegoyle
Sep 2015
#52
Not about being coddled - it's about not wanting my hard earned money to line the pockets
RedCappedBandit
Sep 2015
#56
Good point. Always be suspicious of "grass-roots" conservatism on campus. n/t
nomorenomore08
Sep 2015
#63