I’ve long followed Dr. Loury’s career since I read a 2002 profile about his life in First Things. To say it’s been interesting is understating the case. For those who are more curious, I highly recommend the Glenn Show, which has been running in various forms since 2008.

On this podcast we discuss:

• The value of economics as a predictive discipline

• Classical papers and texts in economics

• The abolition of the GRE

• The fall of the American academy

• China and globalization

• Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

John von Neumann came up a few times. Once in relation to Dr. Kendi.

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