In the latest episode of Moment of Zen, Dan Romero, Antonio Garcia Martinez, and Erik Torenberg, had the privilege of sitting down with the renowned Professor, pundit, and historian Walter Russell Mead. They cover the American crisis, the utopian/catastrophic future ahead, nation states vs network states, wonks vs proles, Israel, and more. A reading list from the episode is below the fold.
Heads up: for MOZ listeners hungry for more tech content, there’s a new CEO show about scaling companies called 1→ 1000 just released this week, hosted by Jack Altman and Erik. The first guest is Eric Glyman, CEO of Ramp. Listen and subscribe here.
Walter Russell Mead, American Crisis: How we lost our faith in the future, and how we get it back (Tablet Magazine)
Walter Russell Mead, The A(braham) Bomb (Tablet Magazine)
More from Walter on where the Palestinians fit in Saudi-Israeli peace talks: What Really Matters Podcast (And while you’re there, subscribe to WRM on apple, spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. It’s great!)
Our very own Antonio Garcia Martinez, Among the Protestors (Tablet Magazine)
Walter Russell Mead, Build Back Red California
Dara Horn, People Love Dead Jews
Jacob Siegel and Liel Leibovitz, End US Aid to Israel
Oh, and have you watched all seven hours of our 2-part episode with
yet? If not, head here and here. Related, Erik wrote about the new tech centrism here:Until next time.
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