GWB did one big good thing: “PEPFAR … program, started by President George W. Bush, paid for antiretroviral medications for millions of H.I.V. positive people in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean”

Link. Many well intentioned people thought it was a waste of money. One of America’s biggest wins.

“political costs and benefits will often beat out economic ones — even when that might seem irrational.”