Revisionist History Presents: The Limits of Power
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
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The British Mistake in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the British made a simple mistake. They fell into the trap of believing that because they had resources, weapons, soldiers and experience it did not matter what people thought about them. David Frum: The simplest way to understand the British mistake in Northern Ireland is to picture a classroom. He says if there is no order in the classroom, how can any learning take place?
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