Learning From The Past

The transcript discusses the importance of long-term thinking and how historical analysis can inform policy formation. It highlights the role of counterfactual history in understanding historical evidence and shaping future policies. The speaker emphasizes the need for explicit recognition of historical work in policy making and suggests that the past offers a toolkit of possibilities for future policy formation.

In what ways can past mistakes inform future policy decisions?

What possibilities does the speaker suggest we can recover from the past?