{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Connection ","title":"Brian Goebel: Flawed Data Analysis and Covid Policy","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5636,"description":"In this episode Brian and I discuss all the flawed data and modeling - and the policy that resulted from it - during Covid, especially in California. We also get into the need for accountability for politicians and the bureaucracy and need for performance measurements. More about Brian below show notes.     3:00 - \"Date-a\" vs. \"Dad-a\" and defining terms    4:30 -  Covid data errors    9:00 -  Why hospitalization data (not testing) was best to understand the virus   12:00 - California's terrible policy decisions    15:45 - The experts that were ignored   20:50 - Errors of Imperial College model    25:20 - Unjustified lockdowns   30:30 - Climate of fear   35:00 - Leadership styles and power   44:30 - Assessing risk   53:30 - The next catastrophe and the re-ordering of society   57:00 - The politics of California1:08:30 - Accountability, transparency, and performance measurement1:13:30 - Hypocrisy of government officials and distrust1:18:00 - Polarization in politics 1:24:00 - Decline in civic engagement and education  Brian C. Goebel is the founder and editor-in-chief of 2040matters.com, president of Reason in Government, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. A recognized expert on homeland security, a successful entrepreneur, applied analytics expert, and an elected official, he is a frequent speaker and writer on constitutional law, public policy, and baseball analytics issues, and has published opinion pieces in publications ranging from the Orange County Register to The Washington Post. Goebel's law career has included positions with two firms and a clerkship on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has focused on administrative law and sanctions compliance; argued for a constitutional right to death with dignity; helped overturn an unjustified and excessive damages award against a large department store chain; successfully represented a California inmate who had been unlawfully beaten by a correctional officer; worked on a variety...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lf_zmiOch4JlSYqVozjGkvCbmsF9LYJZEHThSTiUsiA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4MDA3LzE2NDM3/MzYwMTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}