Howdy all, and welcome to our third episode on US public policy! This week is a doozy as we are going to tackle what are known as the decision-making models. The models we'll be considering are basic explanations of how we make decisions on any topic... be that crime, or abortion, or healthcare, or environmental laws. This is a bit of a dense episode as it covers a total of 9 models in-depth, but I do hope that it serves to help you understand everything from constructivism to game theory to the public choice model. I'll ask you to engage with a critical thinking activity at the end so if you're not very familiar with the War on Drugs I would suggest taking a bit of time to research it so you can apply each model, I hope you enjoy the episode!