Burn Baby Burn: LA's Fire Department, As the People Willed It

What if the people shaping public policy are the most deluded among us? In this episode of Conversations with Peter Boghossian, Peter and Dr. Scott Scheall, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Economics at the University of Austin (UATX) dig into what happens when ideology overrides mission. From California's literal wildfires to the metaphorical ones burning through our institutions, the two explore the delusion of competence, the psychological trap of "unknown unknowns," and the real-world consequences of electing leaders more obsessed with optics than outcomes. Guest: Dr. Scott Scheall, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Economics in the Center for Economics, Politics & History at the University of Austin (UATX) Follow Dr. Scott Scheall on Substack: policymakerignorance.substack.com  Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell to never miss a new video! ⸺SUPPORT MY WORK⸺ Newsletter | https://boghossian.substack.com Donate | https://nationalprogressalliance.org/donate ⸺LINKS⸺ "Conversations with Peter Boghossian" Podcast | https://rebrand.ly/ConversationswithPeterBoghossian Website | https://peterboghossian.com National Progress Alliance | https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/ Resignation Letter | https://peterboghossian.com/my-resignation-letter ⸺BOOKS⸺ "How To Have Impossible Conversations" | https://rebrand.ly/impossibleconversationsbook "A Manual For Creating Atheists" | https://rebrand.ly/manualforcreatingatheists ⸺SOCIAL MEDIA⸺ Twitter | https://twitter.com/peterboghossian Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/peter.boghossian TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@peterboghossian All Socials | https://linktr.ee/peterboghossian  __________ #ideology #dei #peterboghossian #conversationswithpeterboghossian #freespeech #academic