Artsci's Kathryn Lavelle remembers Democrat Barney Frank

Democrat Barney Frank, architect of Wall Street reform, dies at 86
Newsweek: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs at the College of Arts and Sciences, described Barney Frank as demanding, blunt and fiercely strategic, driven by protecting ordinary Americans’ financial security. She said his guiding philosophy was “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” emphasizing achievable reforms and pragmatic policymaking over ideological purity.