All Episodes

The War in Iran

DOGE and the Epistemic Burdens of Liberalism and Liberalization

Maduro, Minnesota, and Policymaker Ignorance

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 6: The Fall of Saigon and Series Overview

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 5: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Never-ending Endgame

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 4: LBJ Cries "Uncle"

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

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

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

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 1: The First Indochina War, Điện Biên Phủ, and All That

Policymaker Ignorance and the Los Angeles Fires

Policymaker Ignorance and the 2024 Presidential Election

Consensus, Censorship, and the Problem of Policymaker Ignorance

Making Democracy Effective in a World of Policymaker Ignorance

Democracy, Popular Sovereignty, and Policymaker Ignorance

Price Controls, Industrial Policy, and Policymaker Ignorance

An Update on Some Previously Discussed Topics

WIPMI Book Club - James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

...And we're back

Policymaker Ignorance and the Obama-Biden Iran Appeasement Strategy

The Problem of Policymaker Ignorance and the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel

An Upbeat Episode (for a Change)

That Time a Nazi Received a Standing Ovation on the Floor of the Canadian House of Commons

A Rant about the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Lord Dark Helmet's (Louche and Very) Limited Hangout

Policymaker Ignorance and the Tragedy in Lahaina

Policymaker Ignorance and the End of World War I, Part 3

Policymaker Ignorance and the End of World War I, Part 2

Policymaker Ignorance and the End of World War I, Part 1

Some People Believe That Policymakers are Gods

Policymaker Ignorance and the Beginning of World War I, Part 3

Policymaker Ignorance and the Beginning of World War I, Part 2

Policymaker Ignorance and the Beginning of World War I, Part 1

Policymaker Ignorance and Nutrition Policy

Policymaker Ignorance and the EPA

When Policymakers Hold False Beliefs...

WIPMI Book Club: NOT Zero by Ross Clark

Review and Preview

Policymaker Ignorance and the UK Online Safety Bill

Policymaker Ignorance and Internet Censorship

Policymaker Ignorance and the Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Policymaker Ignorance and the Decision to Invade Iraq

Stray Thoughts on Ignorance and Ignorant Policymakers

WIPMI Book Club: The Lords of Easy Money by Christopher Leonard

Why Do Policymakers Double-Down on Failed Policies?

Turning CHIPS into Cow Chips

Up in the Air, Down in the Water

How are Policymakers Ignorant?

Tolstoy's Theory of Social Causation

Putin's Folly

Policymaker Ignorance and U.S. Immigration Policy

Lockdowns and Policymaker Ignorance

Policymaker ignorance is not stupidity or lack of education

Introduction to the Week in Policymaker Ignorance