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Resist Dangerous Political Theater and Look to 'That Which Is Not Seen'

By Veronique de Rugy
Thursday, June 01 2023

Too many politicians are thespians. When there's a conflict – as there often is – between appearing to solve problems and actually helping to solve those problems, politicians can almost always be counted on to put appearance over substance. Unfortunately, politicians succumb to this bias even when their theatrics make real problems worse. Consider French President Emmanuel Macron's boast last week that his government banned many flights between cities within 2.5 hours of each other by rail. Nothing today is more en vogue than climate theatrics, sometimes at…

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