Second part of interview with Mackintosh-Smith, Arabist and adopted Yemeni.

The gang interviews Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabist and adopted Yemeni.

Mukunda and Razib pick Abhinav Prakash on the farmer protests in Punjab. What's going on? Classs?  Caste? Neoliberalism.

Razib talks to Karol Karpinski, an economist who was posted in Dhaka from 2014-2016. They discuss both economics and culture. https://twitter.com/karolkarpinski

Mukunda, Akshar, and Razib, discuss the issues of the day with one of Twitter's best Pakistani Nationalist trolls, Araingang. They discuss the origins of Hindu nationalism, the nature of Pakistani nationalism, and while most Pakistanis don't focus much on India.

https://twitter.com/ArainGang

https://araingang.medium.com/

Razib talks to a doctor about what it's like to  work at a hospital overwhelmed by COVID-19.

Razib,  Richard Hanania, and Josiah Neeley, talk about the USA election results, whether Trump will run again in 2024, cultural issues and minorities, and why Richard is not a fan of Peter Turchin's theories

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/can-history-predict-future/616993/

Mukunda and Akshar talk about Saagar Enjeti's personal evolution toward Right populism and the American scene in 2020. after the election.

Razib talks to Richard Hanania about his recent commentary regarding blasphemy, Islam, and France, as well as his op-ed arguing that civil war won't happen in the USA https://twitter.com/RichardHanania

Razib talks to Fred Martin, born in Haiti, and now French, about Islamic radicalism, racism, and the impact of the pandemic in France. https://twitter.com/fred_connection