"In the final segment of the show, I will discuss the book They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, a 1955 study of a small German community where people had to come to terms with the terrible things that were done by them, by their neighbors, and by their government during the Third Reich. It's a book full of historical interest, but also with implications for any society trying to come to terms with its past to build a better and more honorable future."
"David Frum: Hello and welcome to The David Frum Show. I'm David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic. My guest today will be Jonathan Gruber, professor of health-care policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one of the principal architects of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)."
Alleged corruption influenced presidential actions toward Ukraine and a proposed U.S. peace plan provoked controversy for appearing to accept foreign terms. Multiple overlapping scandals create a rapid news cycle that prevents sustained focus on any single issue. An MIT economics professor and ACA architect explains the backlash against the Affordable Care Act and identifies structural weaknesses in the American health-care system. The discussion links conservative-driven rejection of vaccines and scientific expertise to broader public-health and political harms. A historical study of a German community analyzes how ordinary people reconciled participation in state crimes and the implications for collective accountability.
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