Science Fiction Doesn't Count: Censuses and National Security

It’s time to stand up and be counted! The gang tackles what censuses are all about, different types of censuses, what censuses can signal, and what censuses mean for national security. Ian Banks his Cultural knowledge, Clara reveals her love language, Tom bows to the superiority of Babylon 5, and Eric turns against The State… The book Clara mentioned is: Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (New York: Penguin, 2020). Check out our Discord at discord.gg/6xg2sApfGJ The Joint Geeks on this episode are: Eric Muirhead (@StarfleetHIST), Ian Boley (@IBBoley), Tom Harper (@thomasLharper), and Clara Engle Boley.