Ep. 084 - Incentives Matter Against The Mob

In this episode, Logan and Matt dive into one of Logan's favorite catch phrases, "Incentives matter." They explore the topics of how much effect public wishes have on policy via a Princeton study, Fox News, Tucker Carlson and the Dominion lawsuit, plus an exploratory conversation about direct vs representative democracy.



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Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP

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Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig

https://represent.us/the-strategy-to-end-corruption/

https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf

https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1633249870684336129/photo/3

https://www.businessinsider.com/read-fox-news-dominion-defamation-lawsuit-2020-biden-2023-3?op=1

https://www.businessinsider.com/sidney-powell-voter-fraud-claims-headless-time-travel-dominion-fox-2023-2

https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-laughed-at-sidney-powell-voter-fraud-claims-2022-12

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/01/federal-lobbying-spending-reaches-4-1-billion-in-2022-the-highest-since-2010/

https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2022:_Incumbent_win_rates_by_state

https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/incumbent-advantage

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/01/federal-lobbying-spending-reaches-4-1-billion-in-2022-the-highest-since-2010/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/257372/top-lobbying-firms-in-the-us-by-expenses/

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/rupert-murdoch-did-not-say-it-is-not-red-or-blue-it-is-green/

https://www.businessinsider.com/sidney-powell-voter-fraud-claims-headless-time-travel-dominion-fox-2023-2

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fox-dominion-voting-systems-reach-settlement-over-false-election-claims

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/18/business/fox-news-dominion-trial-settlement

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/20/1158223099/fox-news-dominion-wackadoodle-election-fraud-claim

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/media/dominion-fox-news-allegations/index.html

https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/889/actual-malice