469. The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not

7/14/21 by Freakonomics Radio

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We often look to other countries for smart policies on education, healthcare, infrastructure, etc. But can a smart policy be simply transplanted into a country as culturally unusual (and as supremely WEIRD) as America?