Ep.133: How the EU Learned to Love the Chicago School
A revolt against modern-day monopolization is brewing in Europe. Among the responses is creation of a New Competition School to challenge the European Commission's deference to corporate power under t...
7 Sep 1h 10min
Ep.132: The Velocity of Extremism
How did far-right politics go mainstream so quickly? Pundits frequently cite distrust of elites, concerns about migration, and economic anxieties. But these factors alone don't adequately explain how ...
16 Aug 47min
Ep.131: Remigration and Metapolitics
Make no mistake: the far right's push for remigration — the mass removal of non-European immigrants, and of certain minority citizens too — is both serious and strategic. Yes, the European mainstream ...
30 Juli 52min
Ep.129: Sovereignty and Software
A handful of American technology companies provide the backbone for much of the world's digital activity, including in public services. But with the current US administration signaling a shift to auto...
22 Juni 57min
Political Communication in the New Age of Spectacle
Sedate and unflashy international institutions are in a struggle for attention in this new age of spectacle. In a step change aimed at addressing the challenge, the European Commission, the EU's execu...
16 Maj 56min
Ep.127: One Energy Shock After Another
Energy prices have exploded as a result of the Trump Administration's war on Iran. It's another opportunity for Europe to shield itself against the kind of fossil fuel shock that hit four years ago wh...
19 Apr 1h 2min
Ep.126: Freedom in the Age of the Algorithm
Tech bros like to blabber about AI and the end of the world. But the more plausible catastrophe they'll unleash is severe inequality and economic distress. As anger and panic grows over the automation...
8 Mars 1h 29min
