Players play with an open hand when everyone’s cards are laid on the table for all to see. This might be done as a teaching tool for those learning the game or to focus on strategy instead of secrecy. Regardless, everyone at the table knows where all the players stand.

Congressman Lamar Smith — chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — believes the federal government should play with an open hand when it comes to data supporting the administration’s environmental regulations — an issue he spoke candidly about during last week’s Crossroads Conference hosted by our group the Texas Public Policy Foundation.