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029: The War On Fire
School Sucks: Higher Education For Self-Liberation
English - February 17, 2010 19:15 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education homeschooling unschooling school alternatives self-directed learning critical thinking media literacy indoctrination Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Critical Thinking Question:
What would you think if you saw an arsonist running back to the scene of their crime moments later...with a fire hose?
Topic:
Ian Freeman of Free Talk Live joins me to address the myth that government solves problems. We explore the phenomenon of unintended consequences, using the so-called 'war on drugs' as a case study.
The Formula:
...the use of force
leads to
perverse unintended consequence
leads to
new problem
leads to
demand for government action
leads to
the use of force
leads to
perverse unintended consequence
leads to
new problem
leads to
demand for government action
leads to
the use of force
leads to
perverse unintended consequence
leads to
new problem
leads to
demand for government action
leads to
the use of force
leads to
perverse unintended consequence
leads to
new problem
leads to
demand for government action
leads to...(repeat ad infinitum?)
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