Become qualified. In order to criticize policy, you really only need two things: (1) a reasonably complete understanding of the situation the policy is addressi

Become qualified. In order to criticize policy, you really only need two things: (1) a reasonably complete understanding of the situation the policy is addressing, and (2) a reasonably complete understanding of the policy proposed. Both of these will always be imperfect, but one of the essential and too infrequently stated principles of democracy is that it is built to account for imperfection. It's built to assume every single decision and every single policy is wrong and will need correction. ...which, in the end, is what the article is about.