The Political Economy of Special-Purpose Government

John Tierney is a journalist and author. He writes a science column, Findings, and the TierneyLab blog for the New York Times.

In collaboration with novelist Christopher Buckley, Tierney co-wrote the comic novel, God Is My Broker. He also wrote The Best-Case Scenario Handbook, a parody of the popular Worst-Case Scenario Handbook series. Tierney also co-wrote the book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength with psychologist Roy F. Baumeister.

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