Would you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to HN?

If you don't have empathy then the best course of action for policy makers is whatever gets them the most power without getting kicked out of office. While current politics around the globe look more and more like they are following that path, let's not confuse what's actually happening with what is actually good

Is it consistent to want the best public policy for everyone, but also blame empathy for the creation of terrible policy?

Empathy and compassion are mandatory for sound policy.

Edit because of HN throttling: I haven't seen unsavory elected folks generate sound policy yet, so I'm sticking to my statement.

Maybe just compassion: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2017/02/paul_bloom_on_e.htm...

The politics of being outright evil assholes has gained a lot of traction lately.