Episode 26: Defense Pseudointellectualism (w/ Daniel Bessner)
Added 2020-08-11 05:51:01 +0000 UTCLucky to talk to Daniel Bessner about his book, Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual. Highly recommended. We discuss the German social science refugees who helped shape American technocracy in the Cold War era. Can't miss episode.
Comments
Easily the best episode I've heard so far (I just started from the top)
Andrew
2021-05-29 18:54:43 +0000 UTCSidney Cohen apparently introduced Herman Kahn to LSD, along with a bunch of other RAND guys. Word is he laid on the floor the entire time, silently reviewing bombing strategies against mainland china, and muttering "wow" every few minutes.
Noah Karep
2020-08-16 02:10:41 +0000 UTC
