About this podcast
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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The Week in Policymaker Ignorance
About this podcast
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
Recent episodes
- The War in Iran8 May · 20 min
- DOGE and the Epistemic Burdens of Liberalism and Liberalization21 Feb · 25 min
- Maduro, Minnesota, and Policymaker Ignorance30 Jan · 12 min
- Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 6: The Fall of Saigon and Series Overview31 Dec 2025 · 15 min
- Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 5: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Never-ending Endgame4 Dec 2025 · 27 min
- Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 4: LBJ Cries "Uncle"5 Aug 2025 · 24 min
- Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 3: Escalation Obfuscation12 Jul 2025 · 23 min
- Trump Tower (of Babel?): DOGE, Tariffs, and Policymaker Ignorance14 Apr 2025 · 24 min
- Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 2: The Kennedy Years31 Mar 2025 · 40 min
- Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 1: The First Indochina War, Điện Biên Phủ, and All That27 Jan 2025 · 35 min
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