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Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger Show
Episode: 794: Alastair Smith | The Dictator's Handbook Part One
Description: Alastair Smith is the Bernhardt Denmark Chair of International Relations at New York University, professor of political science in the Wilf Family Department of Politics, and co-author (with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita) of The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics. [This is part one of a two-part episode. Please check back later in the week for part two!]
What We Discuss with Alastair Smith:
How do dictators come to power and remain in power even when their policies serve only themselves and not the people under their "leadership?"
Why do the majority...