Tee ball player
Last week I wrote about how government systems behave like physics.
If a request hits the wrong spot, timelines stretch, rules bend, and procedures start orbiting the problem.
A few days later the exact pattern showed up.
So I wrote the sequel.
The Guinness Effect
Calling the Shot: When Bureaucratic Patterns Become Predictable
Sherlock would call it deduction.
Babe Ruth would call it calling the shot.
Turns out if you watch a system long enough, sometimes you can point to center field before the pitch even leaves the mound.
And the office of the Attorney General for Illinois throws a pitch so predictable a tee ball player can hit it…