Power corrupts, we all know that, but according to Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas that’s not why the wrong people keep getting it. In this wide ranging conversation with FRDH podcast host MIchael Goldfarb, Klaas, who has interviewed many dictators and strongman leaders talks about what makes some people seek out power and why too many of us are willing to let them have it, even though we know they shouldn’t have it (think Donald Trump). Give us 42:16 to explain
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