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Mark Nadel

Mark Nadel is a former professor at Georgetown University's School of Public Policy and retired government policy expert, having spent 20 years at the Government Accountability Office and served as an associate commissioner at the Social Security Administration.

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Aug 27, 2026

Curiosity Never Retires

Curiosity Never Retires

Curiosity Never Retires: "Can't We Do Better Than This?" - Thinking about Improving Government with Mark Nadel

Aug 27 · 14m

Paul VanvisHOST

5:37

Is there anything about this current period of troubles that you think distinguishes it from the past?

Mark NadelGUEST

5:43

Well, I think there are two big differences.

Mark NadelGUEST

5:46

The first is the way Americans and most people in the world now get information.

Mark NadelGUEST

5:53

First, social media is just huge.

Mark NadelGUEST

5:56

It means that social movements and various theories can spread instantaneously.

Mark NadelGUEST

6:04

And another part of that, and equally important, is the fragmentation of the news media, partially through social media.

Mark NadelGUEST

6:13

Many of you remember the famous quote by the late Senator Patrick Moynihan, Americans are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts.

Paul VanvisHOST

11:10

I mean, to what extent do you think this resolution is possible? And to what extent is it just that there are groups in this country that just have two different visions of what the United States ought to be?