About this episode
The episode explores the hidden costs of the US conflict with Iran and the efforts to uncover them.
The United States has begun a conflict with Iran that two thirds of the American public does not understand. One question we can try to answer: how much is this conflict costing us? The surprising story of how the government learned to hide the costs of war, and how someone learned to get to the bottom of those costs anyway. Check out Professor Bilmes’ work. Additional listening: our episode on ballooning national debt and why it's a big deal Support the show!
People in this episode
Host: PJ Vogt
Topics covered
- cost of war
- US-Iran conflict
- government transparency
- national debt
- public understanding
Keywords
- cost of war
- Iran
- US conflict
- government
- Professor Bilmes
- national debt
- public opinion
Mentioned in this episode
Places: United States, Iran
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