The Jim Jefferies Show

Tom Nichols - The Sweet Spot of Dumbness and "The Death of Expertise"

Season 1 E 16 • 10/24/2017

Tom Nichols argues that a rise of narcissism in America has led to a general disregard of expertise.

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