#257 — The State of the World

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Waking Up with Sam Harris

Samharris, Currentevents, Politics, Ethics, Religion, Neuroscience, Science, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.6 • 29.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Dambisa Moyo about the state of the world. They discuss public goods, economic growth, capitalism, American economic history, bad public-policy choices, inequality, tax avoidance among the wealthy, government inefficiency, the problems with democracy, the breakdown of trust in institutions, failures of transparency, voter participation, future automation and unemployment, identity politics, the reality of racism in America, the problems with affirmative action, competition with China, and other topics.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Making Sense Podcast.
0:09.1	This is Sam Harris.
0:11.3	Just a note to say that if you're hearing this, you are not currently on our subscriber
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0:46.6	The last episode was an AMA, which I think got somewhat overshadowed by the first 20 minutes
0:53.4	where I responded to all the vaccine hesitancy stuff.
0:58.2	Anyway, those of you who listen to the whole thing seem to enjoy it, so I will do more
1:03.4	AMAs going forward.
1:05.4	It had been a long time, and generally use that forum to respond to more topical stuff.
1:12.8	Well, today's podcast is really on the state of the world entirely, mostly through an economic
1:21.4	lens, but also political.
1:25.2	Because today I'm speaking with Dembisa Moio.
1:28.8	Dembisa is a prize-winning author of several bestsellers, The Edge of Chaos, Winter Take
1:36.4	All, Dead Aid.
1:39.2	Her most recent book is How Bords Work.
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