The Week in Policymaker Ignorance

Policymaker Ignorance and Nutrition Policy


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Scott discusses some prior co-authored work on policymaker ignorance and the history of nutrition policy in the United States. Here's a link to a preprint version of the paper discussed in the episode:

Social and Scientific Disorder as Epistemic Phenomena, or The Consequences of Government Dietary Guidelines

Co-authored with William Butos and Thomas McQuade. Butos and McQuade's recent (and relevant) book can be found here:

https://www.amazon.com/Hayekian-Systems-Structure-Interaction-Foundations-ebook/dp/B0BRYNMSKQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C57NKABN712R&keywords=hayekian+systems&qid=1685833658&sprefix=hayekian+syste%2Caps%2C218&sr=8-1



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The Week in Policymaker IgnoranceBy Scott Scheall