Lockdowns and Policymaker Ignorance

The first real officially official episode of The Week in Policymaker Ignorance (WIPMI?). Scott analyzes lockdown policies through the lens of the Problem of Policymaker Ignorance and briefly discusses the role of policymaker ignorance in the Russo-Ukranian War, as well as whatever is happening on the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a link to the paper discussed in this episode, "A Case Study in the Problem of Policymaker Ignorance: Political Responses to COVID-19," by Scott Scheall and Parker Crutchfield:https://cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/scheall_crutchfield_ct_vol9_iss_5_6.pdf 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