Walter Isaacson The author of Musk’s latest biography reveals in an extensive conversation the most insightful points of his work, sometimes contrasting Musk with the subject of his other masterful biography: Steve Jobs. A great conversation on The Diary of a CEO. 0:00 Intro 3:22 …
Jamie Dimon’s leadership of JPMorgan Chase has often brought a sense of stability to roiling financial markets. But when he looks at the conflicts in Gaza ( which he considers the highest and most important thing for the Western world), Ukraine, and elsewhere, combined with inflation and rising interest rates at home, he sees ominous …
New York Times Events The tech billionaire Elon Musk has come to define innovation, but he can also be a lightning rod for controversy; he recently endorsed antisemitic remarks on X, formerly known as Twitter, which prompted companies to pull their advertising. In his interview, …
With birth rates falling, the worldwide human population is getting older and smaller. According to traditional thinking, this spells a future of labor shortages, bankrupt social security systems, and overall economic collapse. Before you panic about the end of life as we know it, political …
John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at the University of Chicago. He is one of the world’s most influential and controversial thinkers on the topics of war and power. OUTLINE: 1:29 – Power 24:43 – Hitler 42:09 – Russia and Ukraine 1:38:22 – Israel …
In this lecture, Steven Pinker, renowned linguist and Harvard Psychology Professor, discusses linguistics as a window to understanding the human brain. How is it that human beings have come to acquire language? Steven Pinker’s introduction to the field includes thoughts on the evolution of spoken …
Ian Bremmer, a political scientist and president of Eurasia Group, joins us to discuss the historical and political context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In this conversation, Bremmer and our editor-in-chief, Robert Chapman-Smith, explore the current dynamics between Israel and Palestine, particularly during Israeli Prime Minister …
How close Iran is to waging war on Israel? Ian Bremmer discusses with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace. Remember that famous line from Bill Clinton’s campaign staffer, James Carville, back in 1992?: “It’s the economy, stupid!” As Israel’s …
The Middle East crisis will have severe repercussions for Israel, its neighbors, and U.S. foreign policy. Israel’s response to Hamas’s attacks is expected to continue to provoke anger across the Middle East, potentially fueling jihadist movements and escalating conflicts with other groups, contributing to regional …
“I don’t believe in the ‘soft landing’ story,” said historian and author Niall Ferguson in a conversation with Andy Serwer at Barrons on Sept. 12, 2023. He discusses the risks to the West, U.S. politics, what happens if Trump wins, what if he was a …