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...And we're back

Update: 2023-12-15

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Scott returns after some time away to discuss policymaker ignorance and university administrators, and to offer some updates about a number of stories discussed on previous episodes.

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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DOGE and the Epistemic Burdens of Liberalism and Liberalization

DOGE and the Epistemic Burdens of Liberalism and Liberalization

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Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 6: The Fall of Saigon and Series Overview

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Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 5: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Never-ending Endgame

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Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 4: LBJ Cries "Uncle"

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 4: LBJ Cries "Uncle"

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Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 3: Escalation Obfuscation

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2025-07-1223:06

Trump Tower (of Babel?): DOGE, Tariffs, and Policymaker Ignorance

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2025-04-1424:02

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 2: The Kennedy Years

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2025-03-3139:48

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 1: The First Indochina War, Điện Biên Phủ, and All That

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Policymaker Ignorance and the Los Angeles Fires

Policymaker Ignorance and the Los Angeles Fires

2025-01-1711:29

Policymaker Ignorance and the 2024 Presidential Election

Policymaker Ignorance and the 2024 Presidential Election

2024-10-3024:53

Consensus, Censorship, and the Problem of Policymaker Ignorance

Consensus, Censorship, and the Problem of Policymaker Ignorance

2024-10-1445:34

Making Democracy Effective in a World of Policymaker Ignorance

Making Democracy Effective in a World of Policymaker Ignorance

2024-09-1016:04

Democracy, Popular Sovereignty, and Policymaker Ignorance

Democracy, Popular Sovereignty, and Policymaker Ignorance

2024-09-0112:18

Price Controls, Industrial Policy, and Policymaker Ignorance

Price Controls, Industrial Policy, and Policymaker Ignorance

2024-08-2619:54

An Update on Some Previously Discussed Topics

An Update on Some Previously Discussed Topics

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WIPMI Book Club - James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

WIPMI Book Club - James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

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...And we're back

...And we're back

2023-12-1525:06

Policymaker Ignorance and the Obama-Biden Iran Appeasement Strategy

Policymaker Ignorance and the Obama-Biden Iran Appeasement Strategy

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The Problem of Policymaker Ignorance and the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel

The Problem of Policymaker Ignorance and the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel

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