The Right Person to Lead: How to Stop Electing Morons

Podcast: LifeBlood · LifeBlood

Opublikowano: 2026-09-11

LifeBlood: Who is actually the right person to lead? The smartest person? The strongest? The most empathetic? The toughest? The most experienced? Maybe we're asking the wrong questions. Modern politics seems increasingly designed to select for fundraising, charisma, tribal loyalty, outrage, attention, and the ability to win elections. But none of those things necessarily correlate with wisdom, judgment, courage, economic literacy, or the ability to govern. And with enormous fiscal challenges facing the United States, vibes aren't getting us out of this one. This episode explores what we should...