But in a central neighborhood where luxury apartments stand next to 1920s-era lane houses, Ms. Niu and her husband are crammed under the stairs of an old home in a windowless room that fits little besides their single bed and electric hot plate.

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In the wonkocracy, your human being is little more than a wisp of poetry, something that might be nice to whisper about tipsily over a plate of sea urchin foam, but something no professional would try to make room for in their work on policy.

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Consider a simple example: In a recent study at Harvard University, volunteers were seated at a table with a plate of potato chips directly in front of them and another food tucked away unobtrusively in the corner of the room.

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