Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Craig Whitlock This episode explores The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War by Craig Whitlock as a systems-level analysis of how bureaucratic survival incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the e...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Craig Whitlock This episode explores Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy by Craig Whitlock as a systems-level analysis of how military contracting culture, command discretion, and institutional entitlement influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on inc...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Katherine Boo This episode explores Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo as a systems-level analysis of how informal urban economies and predatory institutions influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episod...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: David Grann This episode explores Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann as a systems-level analysis of how federal guardianship, inheritance law, and local civic complicity influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architect...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Malcolm Gladwell This episode explores The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell as a systems-level analysis of how social contagion influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the e...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Chris van Tulleken This episode explores Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food by Chris van Tulleken as a systems-level analysis of how industrial food design influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or ev...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Joseph P. Farrell and Gary Lawrence This episode explores Rotten to the (Common) Core by Joseph P. Farrell and Gary Lawrence as a systems-level analysis of how standardized assessment systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Juan Williams This episode explores Why Your Lifestyle is Killing You by Juan Williams as a systems-level analysis of how engineered food environments influence behavior, belief, and health outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or isolated habits, the episode shows why these...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Elizabeth Yeager Washington and Keith C. Barton This episode explores The Future of Civic Education by Elizabeth Yeager Washington and Keith C. Barton as a systems-level analysis of how civic education influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than pe...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Marcus A. Stadelmann This episode explores Political Science For Dummies by Marcus A. Stadelmann as a systems-level analysis of how political power, legitimacy, and institutional design influence behavior, belief, and governmental outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or eve...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Juan Williams This episode explores New Prize for These Eyes by Juan Williams as a systems-level analysis of how media architecture, demographic change, and institutional backlash influence behavior, belief, and political outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Juan Williams This episode explores Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965 by Juan Williams as a systems-level analysis of how constitutional conflict, grassroots organizing, and institutional resistance influence behavior, belief, and political outcomes. By focusing on incentive architectu...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Juan Williams This episode explores What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?: Trump’s War on Civil Rights by Juan Williams as a systems-level analysis of how civil rights enforcement architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Rhodri Marsden This episode explores The Next Big Thing: A Rough Guide to things that seemed like a good idea at the time by Rhodri Marsden as a systems-level analysis of how status signaling, social imitation, and belief incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incenti...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth This episode explores Censored 2019 by Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth as a systems-level analysis of how corporate media gatekeeping influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: David Lough This episode explores No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money by David Lough as a systems-level analysis of how elite political finance influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Charles Mackay This episode explores Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 1 by Charles Mackay as a systems-level analysis of how collective belief, speculative credit, and herd psychology influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Kevin Wynter This episode explores Critical Race Theory and Jordan Peele’s Get Out by Kevin Wynter as a systems-level analysis of how racialized perception and institutional anti-Blackness influence behavior, belief, and social outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: James Munton and Jelita McLeod This episode explores The Con: How to Protect Yourself from Scams, Frauds and Cons by James Munton and Jelita McLeod as a systems-level analysis of how trust architecture and emotional leverage influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive arch...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Priceonomics This episode explores Everything Is Bullshit by Priceonomics as a systems-level analysis of how artificial scarcity, status signaling, and marketing-driven perception influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events,...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Marc James Léger This episode explores Bernie Bros Gone Woke by Marc James Léger as a systems-level analysis of how progressive neoliberalism influences class conflict, political language, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows w...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Juan O. Sánchez This episode explores Religion and the Ku Klux Klan by Juan O. Sánchez as a systems-level analysis of how religious legitimacy influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Glenn Yeffeth (Editor) This episode explores Taking the Red Pill: The Matrix and Philosophy by Glenn Yeffeth as a systems-level analysis of how mediated reality systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Andrew Cockburn This episode explores The Spoils of War by Andrew Cockburn as a systems-level analysis of how military procurement incentives, bureaucratic self-protection, and contractor profit influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalit...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Mary Otto This episode explores Teeth by Mary Otto as a systems-level analysis of how the institutional separation of dentistry from mainstream medicine influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why thes...