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 –
Mike Thaler cartoon which he submitted to "Harper's Bazaar" called "The Fallen Star". It was published in the December 1960 issue. In December 1960, Thaler was asked to submit a manuscript for a children's book to Ursula Nordstrom, an editor at Harper and Brothers, after she read "The Fallen Star." Nordstrom decided to publish his manuscript, called "Magic Boy", in 1961. This was his first published book. Nordstrom selected three of Thaler's manuscripts to publish in 1962 and 1963: "The Clown’s Smile, Penny Pencil" and "Moon Boy". All were illustrated by Thaler. For 28 years, from 1961 to 1989, 76 books by