Dominic Cummings - COVID, Brexit, & Fixing Western Governance

<p>Here is my interview with Dominic Cummings on why Western governments are so dangerously broken, and how to fix them before an even more catastrophic crisis.</p><p>Dominic was Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister during COVID, and before that, director of Vote Leave (which masterminded the 2016 Brexit referendum).</p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/3i7ym_Qh7BA">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dominic-cummings-covid-brexit-fixing-western-governance/id1516093381?i=1000634919285">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6HHku14yskmTwQR0IcYXOw?si=MQcsWkwDTRauk5yp7ZtLZg">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/i/138879824/transcript">here</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a> for updates on future episodes.</p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>(00:00:00) - One day in COVID…</p><p>(00:08:26) - Why is government broken?</p><p>(00:29:10) - Civil service</p><p>(00:38:27) - Opportunity wasted?</p><p>(00:49:35) - Rishi Sunak and Number 10 vs 11</p><p>(00:55:13) - Cyber, nuclear, bio risks</p><p>(01:02:04) - Intelligence & defense agencies</p><p>(01:23:32) - Bismarck & Lee Kuan Yew</p><p>(01:37:46) - How to fix the government?</p><p>(01:56:43) - Taiwan</p><p>(02:00:10) - Russia</p><p>(02:07:12) - Bismarck’s career as an example of AI (mis)alignment</p><p>(02:17:37) - Odyssean education</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.dwarkeshpatel.com</a>