Good journalism and analysis aren’t just about bringing the most important stories to light and holding the powerful to account. They’re also about creating the ideal of what government can and should be. Policymaking is and has always been a messy and often ugly business; a fair and free press is crucial for keeping it as clean as possible.
That’s what the Washington Monthly has spent over half a century doing: helping disinfect the morass of the policy sausage factory so that the public and policymakers can make better decisions for the right reasons. Ideally, good journalism and analysis should serve to create a more perfect union and help make Washington work that we all know it can in a more perfect world.
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