Episode 310: The Ratchet Effect and Civil Disagreement (fixed)
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Is There a Way Out of the Ratchet?
The U.S. has a "ratchet effect" on the rest of the world, says Julian Zelizer. If there's no way to reverse it, then everyone will have to bear the pain, he says. The European Union is too costly for Germany and other countries, writes Zelizer. It gets real ugly where politics and economics merge, he says; one world government would help.
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