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Overton, Joseph
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Overton, Joseph

American political scientist
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  • Overton window
    Overton window

    …developed in the 1990s by Joseph Overton, a libertarian political scientist. The model portrays a spectrum of positions, with more government regulation on one end and less government regulation on the other end. The extreme sides are considered to be the least widely accepted by voters. Overton argued that this…

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    …developed in the 1990s by Joseph Overton, a libertarian political scientist. The model portrays a spectrum of positions, with more government regulation on one end and less government regulation on the other end. The extreme sides are considered to be the least widely accepted by voters. Overton argued that this…

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