Cass Sunstein book before his confirmation as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in order to receive Senate confirmation. Asked by Rudy Takala if Sunstein's views nonetheless persisted in the Obama administration, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Michael O'Rielly eluded the question, answering, "Everybody needs a nudge, right?" Sunstein co-authored "Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness" (Yale University Press, 2008) with economist Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago. "Nudge" discusses how public and private organizations can help people make better choices in their daily lives. Thaler and Sunstein argue that People often make poor choices –
It Was Written did, too." Matisyahu stated that after listening to "It Was Written", "I connected with hip-hop, the hardness of it, the driving beat. It’s music with space, that has gaps in every little thing that happens." While "It Was Written" earned a more favorable reputation among critics since its initial mixed reception, Nas's subsequent releases have continued to be weighed against his critically acclaimed "Illmatic", despite all of them outselling his debut. Against this standard, they have often been critically deemed as mediocre follow-ups. "It Was Written" was the first of Nas's albums to have been labeled as 'selling out' by