Ep. 084 - Incentives Matter

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. Sponsor: Public Hangings for Pedophiles FiRST WORLD COMIC Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP Find Us - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter 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