In this week's episode we’ll be looking at several times in history where both elected governments and dictators put policies into action that had some absolutely fucking wild unintended consequences, including outbreaks of bubonic plague, feral hogs taking over the United States, and the death of 30 million people.

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Resources:

The panda video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVDQyNzTEDU

http://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-cobra-effect-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/machiavellians-gulling-the-rubes/201610/the-cobra-effect-good-intentions-perverse-outcomes

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hanoi-rat-massacre-1902

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/unintended-consequences-h_b_10946526

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/2014/02/26/mao-four-pests-china-disease/#.XZB705NKgjc

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/hog-tied-why-a-bounty-on-feral-pigs-hasnt-solved-the-problem-in-rural-texas/

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/470841468052769105/Rationing-can-backfire-day-without-a-car-in-Mexico-city?fbclid=IwAR2VXhbRSIKbJM1R9fPsN1amTPtUOPsMymn4afXT9wzu4thC4amS0H0yYuI

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