STUART THEOBALD: Can we quit the grand visions and fix the problems?
07 February 2021 - 17:03
The government is increasingly giving up on solving problems that might be hard, but that it can be held accountable for, and turning instead to promising, grand new institutions.
Some of the work of philosopher Karl Popper shows why this is bad for accountability and ultimately for our country. ..
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