WIPMI Book Club - David Zweig's An Abundance of Caution and Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee's In Covid's Wake

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 [https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053990/an-abundance-of-caution/]An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions [https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053990/an-abundance-of-caution/], and Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee's In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691267135/in-covids-wake], through the lens of his own theoretical analysis [https://cosmosandtaxis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/scheall_crutchfield_ct_vol9_iss_5_6.pdf] 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 [https://policymakerignorance.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://policymakerignorance.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://policymakerignorance.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://policymakerignorance.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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 [https://policymakerignorance.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]