Episode #17 from 28:45
Have international alliances made us safer?
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Intro
0:00
Did war prevent sclerosis?
4:35
China vs America's grand strategy
6:05
Does the president have more power over foreign policy?
10:00
How to deter bad actors?
11:30
Do some countries have a coherent foreign policy?
15:39
Why does self-interest matter in foreign but not domestic policy?
16:55
Should we limit money in politics?
21:05
Should we credit expertise for nuclear detante and global prosperity?
23:47
28:45
Why does academic bueracracy work in some fields?
31:57
Did academia suck even before diversity?
36:26
How do we get expertise in social sciences?
39:34
Why are things more liberal?
42:19
Why is big tech so liberal?
43:55
Authoritarian populism vs libertarianism
47:53
Can authoritarian governments increase fertility?
51:40
Will increasing fertility be dysgenic?
54:54
Will not having kids become cool?
56:43
Advice for libertarians?
59:22