Chapter 1. The Political Box
Carabini explains why so many people hold firmly to the illusion that politics and government serve a beneficial social function.
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Chapter 6. Tragedy of the Commons and Human Behavior
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Chris Calton recounts the Trail of Blood on Ice: an attempt by neutral fugitive Indians to escape to Kansas.
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46. Reforming Medical Education: Beyond the Usual Platitudes
The reform of medical education is a usually boring conversation that needs its own reform. The discussion we have on this episode does just that.
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Connor Boyack and Jeff Deist discuss the importance of offering an early alternative to the fantasyland view of the state that kids get in schools.
