Playing Chicken with the Federal Budget: The Rational Stupidity of Shutdowns

Source: The Daily Economy
by Michael Munger

“Government shutdowns might look irrational, but they follow a familiar script. When political types gain more from the standoff than the solution, collisions become routine.” (10/17/25)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/playing-chicken-with-the-federal-budget-the-rational-stupidity-of-shutdowns/