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Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger Show
Episode: 795: Alastair Smith | The Dictator's Handbook Part Two
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 two of a two-part episode. Find part one here!]
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 of people living under dictatorships suffer...