Why Western Governments Are Too Broken to Beat China | JHS Ep. 867

GiveDirectly President Rory Stewart talks about “mad” politics, long walks in warzones, and ensuring our charitable donations actually aid people in need. To donate go here https://www.givedirectly.com/jordan

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What We Discuss with Rory:
🌎 What makes the UK’s system of government “slightly mad” (even when compared to that of the US)?
🌎 How the kind of skills that get someone elected as a politician can get in the way of governing well.
🌎 How did Rory survive a walk across post-9/11 Afghanistan — just weeks after the fall of the Taliban, in the middle of winter, during a war, stalked by hungry wolves — despite being “guaranteed” it would mean certain death?
🌎 What it was like to be one of the first people to see the ruins of a once-thriving city since Genghis Khan had destroyed it over 800 years before.
🌎 How we can ensure that every penny of our charitable donations to developing places like Afghanistan and Kenya helps the people who really need it instead of stuffing the pockets of warlords, corrupt officials, and middlemen.
🌎 And much more…

Rory Stewart — author of How Not to Be a Politician: A Memoir and co-host (with Alastair Campbell) of The Rest Is Politics podcast — is with us today to talk about “mad” UK politics, long winter walks in wolf-wandering warzones, and how to ensure our charitable donations actually aid people in need. Join us in putting life-changing funds in the hands of all 187 residents of Ngamani Kafitsoni village, Kenya. Each family will receive ~$1,000 via digital transfer to spend and invest in what they need most as part of GiveDirectly’s poverty relief program.

Our donations will be delivered directly to residents, who live on less than $2.15/day and have to choose between:

Food, which they’ve struggled to grow during a multi-year drought.
School, due to $3 per semester fees per student.
Medical care, as the nearest health center is seven miles away and residents struggle to afford bikes or a taxi ride.
Safe housing, as only seven families currently have a permanent shelter.
Help us deliver the cash these families need to transform their lives. Hundreds of academic studies show cash transfers increase earnings, health, access to education, and other positive outcomes. Your donation will be matched up to $20,000 from The Jordan Harbinger Show‘s $20,000 match fund.

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