How politics neglects feelings
Episode 48 min 28s

How politics neglects feelings

From Background Briefing ABC Australia
David Brooks, a leading political analyst for the New York Times and PBS NewsHour, has come to some surprising conclusions after years of observing political life. He says politicians place too much value on reason, and not enough on social relationships, emotion and morality. Politicians can only develop successful policies if they learn the skills of intuition, sympathy and restraint.

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