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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Bureaucracy

what government agencies do and why they do it

Book • 1989

James Q. Wilson

Mentioned by

Chris Kirchhoff

Mentioned in 7 episodes

Mentioned by

Rachel Corbett

as one of the books found on a bookshelf in Amity Age Academy.

The Sunday Read: ‘The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down’

Mentioned by

Tom Woods

as he was rereading it to apply Mises' insights on bureaucracy.

Ep. 2678 The Covid Idiocy Refuted for Good

Mentioned by Jennifer Palka as an old school book on bureaucracy.

Making Government More Effective ft. Jennifer Pahlka

Mentioned by

Tom Woods

when discussing the inefficiencies and arbitrary nature of bureaucracies, particularly in the context of the public health response to COVID-19.

Ep. 2640 Public Health: Enemy of the Public, Enemy of Health

Mentioned as the author of the book, to support the argument that government cannot be run like a business.

Ep. 2655 Everything You've Been Taught About the State Is a Lie

Mentioned by

George Monbiot

as one of the foundational texts of neoliberalism, alongside Friedrich Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom".

Ep105. Neoliberalism: The Ultimate Disorderer? With George Monbiot

Mentioned by

Chris Kirchhoff

when comparing customer experiences at McDonald's and the DMV.

The Pentagon’s Innovation Insurgents

Mentioned by

Ben Shapiro

when discussing organizational culture in companies.

Ep. 1628 - Elon Exposes Twitter, And It’s Ugly As Hell

Mentioned by Speaker 2 in the interview with Chris Abbott when discussing text adventures during university.

Zapped to the Past Episode 49 March 1987

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