Steven Teles

Steven M. Teles is an American political scientist. He is a professor at Johns Hopkins University, as well as a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center.^[1][2] Notable writings include The Captured Economy: How The Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth and Increase Inequality with Brink Lindsey,^[3][4] Prison Break: Why Conservatives Turned Against Mass Incarceration with David Dagan,^[5][6] and The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement,^[7] as well as the original paper about Cost disease socialism with Samuel Hammond and Daniel Takash.^[8] He is also known for coining the term "kludgeocracy" to describe the phenomenon of overly-complicated governmental solutions to social problems.^[9][10]

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Steven Teles
Occupation	Political scientist
Employers	Johns Hopkins University Niskanen Center
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1. ^ Klein, Ezra (November 22, 2024). "Opinion | In This House, We're Angry When Government Fails". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
2. ^ "Kamala Harris has good vibes. Time for some good policies". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
3. ^ Lowrey, Annie (December 11, 2017). "Who Broke the Economy?". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
4. ^ ""Liberaltarianism" Is a Sideshow". Retrieved January 16, 2025.
5. ^ "The Politics of Prison". Cato Unbound. November 15, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
6. ^ "It Costs Too Much | Sam Russek". The Baffler. November 7, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
7. ^ "What Can Philanthropy Do to Curb Polarization? A Conversation with Steve Teles | Inside Philanthropy". June 14, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
8. ^ Hammond, Samuel; Takash, Daniel; Teles, Steven (November 18, 2021). "Opinion | Want More Affordable Housing and Health Care? Here's a Fix". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
9. ^ Klein, Ezra; Miroff, Nick; Valiño, Álvaro; Ramos, Adrián Blanco; Rich, Steven; Smith, Harrison; Wemple, Erik; Rodriguez, Sabrina; Alfaro, Mariana; Vazquez, Maegan; Tucker, Brianna; McDaniel, Justine; Sima, Richard; Stein, Jeff; Bogage, Jacob; Siddiqui, Faiz; Dwoskin, Elizabeth (January 26, 2013). "Is America a 'kludgeocracy'?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
10. ^ "America's kludgiest kludgeocracy". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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