• Sections
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Support TPM
  • Shop Merch
  • Site Info
  • About
  • Sections
  • Editors' Blog
  • News
  • Live Blog
  • Cafe
  • Muckraker
  • Morning Memo
  • Where Things Stand
  • The Weekender
  • Features
  • Support TPM
  • Memberships
  • The TPM Journalism Fund
  • Site Info
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Site Status
  • About
  • About TPM
  • Mission
  • Masthead
  • Financials
  • Careers
  • Pitch Us
Follow TPM
© 2025 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Talking Points Memo Logo
Send Tips TPM 25th Anniversary Badge
Editors' Blog

Failure Is ALWAYS An Option

by David Kurtz
11.20.13 | 8:30 am

Clay Shirky has some interesting thoughts on the launch failure of HealthCare.gov.

Send Tips
David Kurtz is TPM's editor at large.
LATEST
News
Latest Jobs Report Suggests Tariffs Harming Blue Collar Work, Counter to White House Narrative
12.16.25 | 12:41 pm
Morning Memo
Trump Chief of Staff Admits to Retribution Campaign
12.16.25 | 10:38 am
Features
Secretive Rapid Response Networks Are Operating in Communities ‘Terrorized’ By ICE Raids
12.16.25 | 7:00 am
Where Things Stand
Trump’s Vile Remarks on Rob Reiner’s Death Prove a Bridge Too Far For Some GOPers
12.15.25 | 6:34 pm
Talking Points Memo
© 2025 TPM MEDIA LLC.
Masthead Contact Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Memberships
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Site Status
  • FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us
  • Terms of Use
  • CCPA Notice