How to Resolve Disputes, Maybe Even Gridlock

Cass Sunstein, Bloomberg
When people find themselves in a disagreement that seems impossible to resolve, there are two time-honored solutions.The first, rooted in the work of the famous 18th-century social theorist Edmund Burke, is minimalism. The second, rooted in the work of the obscure 17th-century social theorist George Savile, is trimming. Both minimalism and trimming played a big role in the fiscal-cliff deal. They are likely to prove relevant to negotiations over budget cuts, gun control and immigration reform, and to other coming battles as well.Minimalists want to make agreement possible where it is...

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