There is no Deus Ex Machina

Edifice of Trust Podcast by Victor C. Bolles

Jul 24, 202609:30News & Politics

The campaign promises of politicians are similar to the theatrical plot device known as deus ex machina, something (in ancient Greek dramas an actor portraying a god hoisted onto the stage by a mechanical device) that so...

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