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Called by New York Times columnist David Brooks the "smartest and most devastating" critic of President George W. Bush's Iraq policies, Peter W. Galbraith was the earliest expert to describe Iraq's breakup into religious and ethnic entities, a reality that is now commonly accepted.

Unintended Consequences, a podcast from Intent Clinical, discusses topics that no one wants to bring up in public. Through a series of interviews with individuals and experienced professionals, Unintended Consequences will cover stories of success, wealth, drugs, addiction, disease, depression, aging, dementia, infertility, recovery, healing, optimizing, and thriving. Turning it all around - and living with intention. Join us as we unapologetically examine life’s most difficult moments while sharing insights from guests who found a path forward. Unintended Consequences: Good people, bad ...

A minimalist, one-take podcast in which a ball-in-a-box and their friends discuss current cultural touchstones, where they came from, and where they are going! No editing, no frills, just semi-smart people chatting about things that someone, somewhere finds interesting

Unintended Consequences is the podcast of Regulation magazine, produced by the Cato Institute. Hosted by Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko, the show explores how government interventions can have surprising—and often negative—consequences. Drawing from Regulation's in-depth policy analysis and cover stories, each episode unpacks the gap between policymakers’ intentions and the real-world outcomes that follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When technology gets bigger, stronger, faster, worse.

In this perceptive and provocative look at everything from computer software that requires faster processors and more support staff to antibiotics that breed resistant strains of bacteria, Edward Tenner offers a virtual encyclopedia of what he calls "revenge effects" - the unintended consequences of the mechanical, chemical, biological, and medical forms of ingenuity that have been hallmarks of the progressive, improvement-obsessed modern age.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is Washington's response to America's call for a new regulatory framework for the 21st century. In The New Financial Deal, author David Skeel offers an in-depth look at the new financial reforms and questions whether they will bring more effective regulation of contemporary finance or simply cement the partnership between government and the largest banks.

A series of stories of disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. From OZY’s Sean Braswell, host and creator of the chart-topping, Webby-nominated The Thread, comes a new show about how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent.