The Week in Policymaker Ignorance

Scott Scheall
  • 0.0 (0)
  • PHILOSOPHY

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

  1. 6D AGO

    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

    25 min

  2. JAN 30

    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

    12 min

  3. 12/31/2025

    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

    15 min

  4. 12/04/2025

    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

    27 min

  5. 08/05/2025

    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

    24 min

  6. 07/12/2025

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

    Scott analyzes the series of events and decisions (and lies, lots of lies) that led to the United States taking over the task of fighting the Vietnam War from the South Vietnamese. 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

    23 min

  7. 04/14/2025

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

    Scott analyzes DOGE's activities through the lens of the problem of policymaker ignorance and briefly considers Trump's tariff policies, whatever, exactly, they might be. 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

    24 min

  8. 03/31/2025

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

    Scott discusses the catastrophic reign of Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, the emergence of the Viet Cong and development of the Ho Chi Minh trail, and the calamitous technocratic approach of the Kennedy administration to the Vietnam imbroglio. 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

    40 min
See All (53)

About

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

Information

You Might Also Like