Tom Nichols: Why Do Authoritarians Hate Experts? | The Agenda

In 2017, Tom Nichols wrote, "The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters". The book has been translated into 14 languages and has proved to be, unfortunately, quite prescient. Nichols has recently come out with a second edition of the book. He joins to discuss the on-going attack on expertise, why Elon Musk is cutting thousands of government jobs, and why authoritarians always go after the experts. Subscribe to The Agenda with Steve Paikin and Nam Kiwanuka on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theagenda?s... Listen to the podcast: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin-audio Follow on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theagendatvo Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheAgenda Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheAgenda Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tvotoday.bsky.social Subscribe to TVO Media Education Group newsletters: https://www.tvo.org/newsletters Get the TVO Today app: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-tod... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... See more ways to access The Agenda with Steve Paikin and TVO Today: https://www.tvo.org/tvo-anytime-anywhere The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO Today's flagship current affairs program, devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world. We consistently offer a diversity of viewpoints and in-depth analysis of what lies behind the headlines. See more about The Agenda with Steve Paikin at https://www.tvo.org/theagenda