Jacob S. Hacker

Jacob S. Hacker is a professor of political science at Yale University and a co-author of the forthcoming book American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper.

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Why Technological Innovation Relies on Government Support

Andy Grove’s life reveals the role of public investment in creating and nurturing Silicon Valley—and the dangers of disinvestment.
- Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson
- Mar 28, 2016
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The Real Cause of the Flint Crisis

America’s infrastructure was once the envy of the world, but in an era of government-bashing, it has been allowed to crumble.
- Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson
- Mar 7, 2016