There is no sludgier place in America than Washington, D.C. But there are signs of a change. We’ll hear about this progress — and ask where Elon Musk and DOGE fit in. (Part two of a <a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/sludge/">two-part series</a>.) <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://www.benjaminhandel.com/">Benjamin Handel</a>, professor of economics at UC Berkeley.</li><li><a href="https://nmahoney.people.stanford.edu/">Neale Mahoney</a>, professor of economics at Stanford University.</li><li><a href="https://www.jenniferpahlka.com/about">Jennifer Pahlka</a>, founder of Code for America.</li><li><a href="https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/t/richard-h-thaler">Richard Thaler</a>, professor of economics at The University of Chicago.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>RESOURCES:<ul><li>"<a href="https://www.briefingbook.info/p/how-big-is-the-subscription-cancellation">How Big Is the Subscription Cancellation Problem?</a>" by Giacomo Fraccaroli, Neale Mahoney, and Zahra Thabet (Briefing Book, 2024).</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3YdTp8Y">Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better</a>, by Jennifer Pahlka (2023).</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4iIjWDN">Nudge: The Final Edition</a>, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2021).</li><li>"<a href="https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-14-00350.pdf">HealthCare.gov: Case Study of CMS Management of the Federal Marketplace</a>," by Daniel Levinson (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2016).</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>EXTRAS:<ul><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/sludge-part-1-the-world-is-drowning-in-it/">Sludge, Part 1: The World Is Drowning in It</a>," by Freakonomics Radio (2025).</li></ul></li></ul>

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