The Mona Charen Show

Why Nothing Works and What to Do About It


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Author Marc Dunkelman discusses his new book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back.Dunkelman contrasts past centralized efficiency with today’s slow, decentralized system full of procedural roadblocks. They close with a hopeful look at reform efforts, like Josh Shapiro’s in Pennsylvania, as one potential model.
The Mona Charen Show is a weekly, one-on-one discussion that goes in depth on political and cultural topics. New shows drop Mondays. Find this show wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Add the show to your player of choice, here.

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References: 

  • Why Nothing Works– by Marc Dunkelman

  • Stuck– by Yoni Appelbaum

  • Abundance– by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

  • The Power Broker– by Robert Caro

  • The Power Elite– by C. Wright Mills

  • The House of Truth – by Brad Snyder

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