History and Bureaucracy EP1185

Hour 1:Clifford Brown, gave up his career as a partner in a Beverly Hills commercial law firm and his dream home over the ocean to pursue what became a 27-year adventure in foreign aid, both as a legal advisor and then senior manager. His tales of USAID's work during civil chaos in Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Kyrgyzstan and Guinea, his first-hand views of the dilemmas USAID lawyers deal with (e.g, can praying be allowed in USAID-funded buildings?), the difficulties in persuading farmers to grow cocoa instead of coca, to the bureaucratic rain dance required to start new programs, etc., provide an enlightening overview of the world of international foreign aid. As he puts it, “at a time when spirituality is at an all-time low in human history, foreign aid reflects our "better angels". The tragedy of USAID's sudden destruction will impact the entire world for years.https://cliffordbrown.substack.com/Hour 2:Robert ‘Bobby’ Doti, author of Layers of Complicity, a groundbreaking investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drawing on newly released government documents and a forensic, science‑driven method, Bobby exposes the deeper structures, motives, and intelligence footprints that have long been overlooked in the official narrative.”https://www.amazon.com/dp/1648040683🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/57153483...