Stephen Dubner

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In Washington, D.C., there is a set of people who move into town when their party comes to power and who eventually leave once their party is voted out. These are the high profile residents of D.C., the ones who make headlines. But for every one of these people, there are thousands more that you rarely hear about or hear from. This is the other Washington, D.C.

In Washington, D.C., there is a set of people who move into town when their party comes to power and who eventually leave once their party is voted out. These are the high profile residents of D.C., the ones who make headlines. But for every one of these people, there are thousands more that you rarely hear about or hear from. This is the other Washington, D.C.

In Washington, D.C., there is a set of people who move into town when their party comes to power and who eventually leave once their party is voted out. These are the high profile residents of D.C., the ones who make headlines. But for every one of these people, there are thousands more that you rarely hear about or hear from. This is the other Washington, D.C.

These people work behind the scenes on all sorts of important matters like U.S. tax policy or the runaway national debt. Our guest today is a specialist in both those matters.

These people work behind the scenes on all sorts of important matters like U.S. tax policy or the runaway national debt. Our guest today is a specialist in both those matters.

These people work behind the scenes on all sorts of important matters like U.S. tax policy or the runaway national debt. Our guest today is a specialist in both those matters.

So do you see yourself as someone who's sounding the alarm?

So do you see yourself as someone who's sounding the alarm?