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How Evil are Politicians? - EconBuff #39 with Bryan Caplan

Dr. Bryan Caplan answers the question, “How Evil are Politicians?”. Dr. Caplan walks us through why he views politicians as evil. Dr. Caplan argues that politicians are negligent when evaluating the outcomes of their policies. Dr. Caplan addresses the role of incentives and how it differs between markets and politics, especially in a democracy. Dr. Caplan lays out how politicians are demagogues, desiring power and making decisions accordingly. We discuss whether democracy motivates power-hungry politicians to do a good job despite bad intentions. Dr. Caplan evaluates democracy as a solution to evil politicians. Finally, Dr. Caplan discusses the nature of truth and why he is pessimistic about the future of political decision-making. FOLLOW ME HERE: Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/043... Facebook:   / econ.buff.1   Substack: https://econbuffpodcast.substack.com/ My website: https://econbuffpodcast.wixsite.com/m...