Excellent essay as always. I would note that not many people are “evidence driven.” This makes me sad. Large numbers of people fall for: a) this is bad; b) we must do something; c) here is something; d) we must do it. The connection between the something they’re doing and whether or not it will work seems to forever escape their notice. The classic case is when the US Government decided to make bakers label whether their product contained sesame seeds or not…