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No Stupid Questions
Stephen Dubner referenced the title while discussing how billionaire philanthropy can turn private wealth into public influence, potentially undermining democratic processes. He highlighted the author's argument that this dynamic can subvert democracy and suggested the book offers ways to improve philanthropic practices, especially within intellectual institutions. The discussion presented the work as a useful critique of current philanthropic trends.
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It was discussed in relation to how billionaire philanthropy can impact democracy, arguing that it converts private assets into public influence, potentially subverting the democratic process.
There's a similar-ish book by Robert Reesh who is a Stanford political scientist called Just Giving Why Philanthropy is failing democracy and how we can do better.
the way Reesh talks about it is that you convert private assets into public influence. So it subverts in a way the democratic process.
Episode: 21. How Can You Identify Hidden Talent? With Eric...
It was mentioned as exploring how philanthropy can fail democracy by converting private assets into public influence, potentially subverting the democratic process.
There's a similar-ish book by Robert Reesh who is a Stanford political scientist called Just Giving Why Philanthropy is failing democracy and how we can do better.