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by Scott Scheall
A podcast for all things related to the ignorance of our political representatives. We discuss the latest academic research on policymaker ignorance, analyze infamous instances of policymaker ignorance from world history, and scour the weekly news for examples of politicians doing especially ignorant things. policymakerignorance.substack.com
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- 1 weeks ago26 min
La semaine dans l'ignorance des décideurs politiques
Scott discusses the role that the ignorance of French policymakers has played in fostering the disaffection currently on violent display in the streets of France. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
- Jul 17, 202637 min
WIPMI Book Club - David Zweig's An Abundance of Caution and Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee's In Covid's Wake
Scott discusses two recent books, David Zweig's An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions, and Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee's In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us, through the lens of his own theoretical analysis of COVID-era policymaking, co-authored with Parker Crutchfield of Western Michigan University. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
- May 8, 202620 min
The War in Iran
Scott discusses the key question about the war in Iran - decapitation operation or regime-change war? - through the lens of the problem of policymaker ignorance. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
- Feb 21, 202624 min
DOGE and the Epistemic Burdens of Liberalism and Liberalization
Scott discusses one of his works-in-progress, "Liberalism's Ouroboros: DOGE and the Liberal Transition Problem in Stark Relief," which argues that the failures of the Department of Government Efficiency evince the epistemic difficulties inherent in effective liberalization policies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
- Jan 30, 202611 min
Maduro, Minnesota, and Policymaker Ignorance
Scott considers the significance of policymaker ignorance for the recent removal of Nicholas Maduro and ICE protests in Minnesota. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
- Dec 31, 202515 min
Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 6: The Fall of Saigon and Series Overview
In the sixth and final episode of the series on policymaker ignorance and the Vietnam War, Scott discusses the end of the War and the fall of Saigon, and provides an overview of the series. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
- Dec 4, 202527 min
Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 5: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Never-ending Endgame
Scott discusses the part that policymaker ignorance played in the Vietnam War during the Nixon-Kissinger years. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
- Aug 5, 202523 min
Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 4: LBJ Cries "Uncle"
Your intrepid host examines the role that policymaker ignorance played in some of the crucial events of the Vietnam War between mid-1965 and Spring 1968. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com
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A podcast for all things related to the ignorance of our political representatives. We discuss the latest academic research on policymaker ignorance, analyze infamous instances of policymaker ignorance from world history, and scour the weekly news for examples of politicians doing especially ignorant things. policymakerignorance.substack.com
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