The blame-Congress strategy worked for Truman because he gave the Republicans an opportunity to pass their legislation and work with him.

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It rightly thinks that students who become fond of their early computing experiences will think well of the supplier later in life, and this strategy appears to have worked pretty well.

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But the strategy worked, because United States agencies were allowed to proceed by trial and error, continually adjusting their policies over time in response not to ideology but to hard measurement of the results against societal goals.

NEWYORKER: Testing, Testing