Bava Kama 99 and 100

Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Kama 99 and 100, ask what deference we need to give to experts who may get something wrong. In considering this question, we share an interview from our sister podcast Unorthodox, where we chat with Thomas Nichols, professor of national security at the United States Naval War College, about his book The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters. He explains the dangers of experts being branded as out-of-touch elites—and how President Trump is the avatar of this cultural shift. What does a five-time Jeopardy champion have to teach us about the Talmud? Listen and find out.

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