Giles Street Musings

Guest Chris Weinberg on U.S 2020 election, polarisation and media coverage


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In this episode, we are joined by teacher, polymath, economist (trained) and dear friend, Christopher Weinberg.

In the first part of the episode, Chris dissects the book Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency, by Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes. He covers the campaigns within the campaigns, polling and media coverage of the election.

In the second part of this episode, Jacob reflects on the book Let them Eat Tweets by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson. He tackles some tough questions around the fate of the American empire, inequality, entrenched political power(s) and polarisation.

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Giles Street MusingsBy Jacob Kamateros and Amal Varghese