In this latest episode of the Didactic Mind podcast, I discuss the rather curious phenomenon that we see today of the Eurasian nations being led by (largely) competent, capable, sensible people who are well-suited to their specific positions, versus the completely imbecilic and childish idiots leading the West. I posit a theory that the people in Cabinet-level positions in Western nations are not only miseducated, but MALEDUCATED - that is to say, deeply unqualified for their roles, and totally incapable of learning enough to become qualified for them. I talk about the differences between Western and Russian/Chinese/Indian education systems, and talk in particular about the very different levels of emphasis on mathematics and science in those systems.
While I believe that no one can be truly educated without having a comprehensive understanding of other humanities disciplines, I argue that the lack of a firm analytical foundation, created by studying mathematics, science, and engineering of some kind, makes the elite graduates of Western universities highly incapable of dealing with the real world.
Finally, I discuss how the current Western educational environment is DEEPLY incestuous, in the sense that it creates elites who basically just sniff each other's farts and live in a thoroughly delusional bubble that is totally disconnected from reality.
The table that I compiled in my discussion can be seen down below, and as always, you are free to examine the data for yourself to see if my rough working theory has any foundation.
Country
Name
Position
Education
Russia
Vladimir Putin
President
Law, Economics
Russia
Sergei Shoigu
Defence Minister
Civil Engineering
Russia
Sergei Lavrov
Foreign Minister
International Relations, Languages
Russia
Dmitry Medvedev
Deputy Head of Security Council
Law
Russia
Mikhail Mishustin
Prime Minister
Systems Engineering
Russia
Andrey Belousov
First Deputy Prime Minister
Economics
Russia
Viktoria Abramchenko
Deputy Prime Minister
Environmental Engineering
Russia
Dmitry Grigorenko
Deputy Prime Minister
Finance
Russia
Dmitry Patrushev
Minister of Agriculture
Management
Russia
Maxim Reshetnikov
Minister of Economic Development
Mathematics & Economics, Linguistics & Translation
Russia
Sergei Kravtsov
Minister of Education
Teaching Mathematics & Computer Science
Russia
Anton Siluanov
Minister of Finance
Finance and Credit, Economics
Russia
Denis Manturov
Minister of Trade & Industry
Sociology, Economics
Russia
Vitaly Savelyev
Minister of Transport
Mechanical Engineering, Economics
China
Xi Jinping
General Secretary
Chemical Engineering
China
Li Keqiang
Premier
Law, Economics
China
Han Zheng
Vice Premier
Engineering, Economics
China
Liu He
Minister of Finance, Technology, Industry, Transport
Industrial Economics, Public Administration
China
Wei Fenghe
Minister of Defence
Artillery Command
China
Wang Yi
Foreign Minister
Asian & African Languages, Japanese
India
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister
Political Science
India
Rajnath Singh
Minister of Defence
Physics
India
Subramanyam Jaishankar
Foreign Minister
Political Science, International Relations
India
Nirmala Sitharam
Minister of Finance
Economics
India
Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Law, Accounting
India
Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
History
USA
Joseph Biden
President
History and Political Science, Law
USA
Kamala Harris
Vice President
Political Science and Economics, Law
USA
Janet Yellen
Treasury Secretary
Economics
USA
Merrick Garland
Attorney General
Law
USA
Tom Vilsack
Commerce Secretary
Law
USA
Jennifer Granholm
Energy Secretary
Political Science and French, Law
USA
Avril Haines
Director of National Intelligence
Law
USA
Anthony Blinken
State Secretary
Social Studies, Law
USA
Lloyd Austin
Defence Secretary
Counselor Education, MBA
USA
Jake Sullivan
National Security Advisor
International Relations & Political Science, Law
Germany
Olaf Scholz
Chancellor
Law
Germany
Robert Habeck
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Philosophy, German, Philology
Germany
Christian Lindner
Minister of Finance
Political Science
Germany
Annalena Baerbock
Foreign Minister
Political Science, Law
Germany
Christine Lambrecht
Defence Minister
Law
Germany
Karl Lauterbach
Minister of Health
Medicine, Health Policy & Management
Germany
Svenja Shulze
Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
German Studies, Political Science
France
Emmanuel Macron
President
French Literature, Piano Studies, Philosophy
France
Elisabeth Borne
Prime Minister
Civil Engineering, MBA
France
Bruno le Maire
Minister of the Economy and Finance
French Literature
UK
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister
Classics
UK
Rishi Sunak
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Politics, Philosophy & Economics
UK
Ben Wallace
Defence Minister
Military school
UK
Liz Truss
Foreign Minister
Politics, Philosophy & Economics
UK
Kwasi Kwarteng
Minister for Business, Energy, and Clean Growth
Classics and History
UK
Sajid Javid
Health Secretary
Economics and Politics
UK
Penny Mordaunt
Minister for Trade Policy
Philosophy
UK
Nadhim Zahawi
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chemical Engineering
UK
Dominic Raab
Deputy Prime Minister
Law
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