THE BIG STUPID: Trump’s Devastatingly Effective War on Knowledge (Part 3 of 3)

About this episode

The episode discusses the systematic dismantling of America's knowledge infrastructure and its long-term implications.

SHOW NOTES We're witnessing civilization-scale destruction in real time. A single leader is systematically dismantling America's knowledge infrastructure—firing thousands of scientists, defunding research institutions, attacking universities, purging cultural repositories, and creating a permission structure where ignorance becomes a point of pride. This isn't chaos—it's strategy. And the damage will compound across generations, reshaping how we solve problems, govern ourselves, and address p...

People in this episode

Host: Rico Verde

Topics covered

• knowledge infrastructure
• political strategy
• scientific research
• education
• ignorance
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Trump
• knowledge
• research
• education
• ignorance
• politics
• cultural impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America's knowledge infrastructure, research institutions, universities, cultural repositories

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