Summary: <p>Do facts matter when experts are dismissed as partisan propagandists or out-of-touch elitists? Political economist William Davies, author of <em>Nervous States</em>, joins us to discuss Trump, Brexit and the triumph of emotion over reason in modern politics.</p><br><p>© Copyright Original Music "Royal Flush Gang" by Composer Joel Goodman; Published by Oovra Music</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
