The Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity, and Promote Equality

Whenever you go to your local public library, send mail via the post office, or visit Yosemite, you are taking advantage of a longstanding American tradition: the public option. Some of the most useful and beloved institutions in American life are public options-yet they are seldom celebrated as such. These government-supported opportunities coexist peaceably alongside private options, ensuring equal access and expanding opportunity for all.



Ganesh Sitaraman and Anne Alstott challenge decade...