The Future of Freedom, Governance, and the Networked State
In Episode 170 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas shares an interview he recently did on the Bankless podcast, where he gives his views on the future of freedom and governance. Topics include cryptocur...
28 Dec 20201h 41min
The Tyranny of Merit: What Has Become of the Common Good? | Michael Sandel
In Episode 169 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Michael Sandel, professor of Government Theory at Harvard University Law School, host of the BBC series "The Public Philosopher," and autho...
21 Dec 202057min
Understanding the STABLE Act and the Push to Regulate Crypto | Rohan Grey
In Episode 168 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Rohan Grey, an expert on the legal design and regulation of digital fiat currency and one of the prime authors of the recently proposed STA...
14 Dec 20201h 1min
What's Gone Wrong with the Democratic Party & How to Fix it | David Shor
In Episode 167 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with political data scientist David Shor. David was recently described in New York Magazine as Obama's "In-House Nate Silver" for his work on th...
7 Dec 202059min
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks & Romans | Thomas E. Ricks
In Episode 166 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Thomas Ricks about his book "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks & Romans." ...
30 Nov 202058min
Emerging Markets & the Turkish Lira: Assessing the Risks & Opportunities | Paul McNamara
In Episode 165 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Paul McNamara, an Investment Director at global asset manager GAM who serves as the company's lead manager on hedge fund, emerging market b...
23 Nov 202053min
The Long (and Short) of it: A Cynic's Take on Markets & Investing | Jim Chanos
In Episode 164 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with legendary short-seller Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates, about the art and science of selling short. What is short-selling? What d...
19 Nov 202056min
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria
In Episode 163 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with CNN host and bestselling author Fareed Zakaria, about his book "Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World." The two explore a wide range of ec...
16 Nov 202054min
