CNN's John Sutter asks whether there is a conspiracy to improve the U.S. public school system. He suggests 12 wealthy people get together and agree on what needs to be done. They don't tell anybody because that could mobilize teachers unions, he says. It might involve MOOCs, online education, political action, it might involve some things that were not so attractive,. planting stories in the media about bad things the public school system does. But if I achieve the result that I want, things would be transformative and better said Sutter.
Author Ryan Holiday discusses his book, Conspiracy, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a crazy episode about a crazy book about a crazy set of events--the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against the website Gawker, a lawsuit that was secretly funded by Peter Thiel. Holiday explains how this happened and the lessons for all of us related to conspiracies, patience, strategy, and revenge. Along the way, Holiday discusses his techniques for reading and lessons for how to grab someone's attention when looking for a job or opportunity.