Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System?

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Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton university and one of the great historians of our time, specializing in Russian and Soviet history. He has written many books on Stalin and the Soviet Union including the first 2 of a 3 volume work on Stalin, and he is currently working on volume 3.
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@TansuTansu2 3 жыл бұрын

Close your eyes and it is like Joe Pesci talking politics.......

@mpkeller 3 жыл бұрын

So nice to hear a nuanced and non-dogmatic take on the economy.

@tradvis4913 3 жыл бұрын

"The problems might be real, but the solutions are worse." -amen

@Xacoist 3 жыл бұрын

I had never seen a radical centrist before

@ryanmiles6344 3 жыл бұрын

He's right that we have a beautiful system. I wish he would point out that the other main issue putting a dark shadow over the brilliance of the potential system is that we allow politicians (who are supposed to represent people) to be funded by mega corporations and private donors. Politicians should not be allowed to have their loyalties and policies be shaped by financial incentives, at least not legally. That is ruining the system and in my opinion is what is driving more and more people to the dangerous fringes. People are not feeling like the system is working for them anymore, which it isn't. And it will only get worse as long as people refuse to make this their main target.

@piushalg8175 3 жыл бұрын

Stephen Kotkin is a voice of common sense informed by historical knowlegde.

@AfroVersity 2 жыл бұрын

As an African who studied international relations 11 years ago, this kind of discussion is refreshing to see. My classmates would have really enjoyed it. I appreciate Lex even more now.

@biodrummindieseler 2 жыл бұрын

Close your eyes and you'll be amazed by how much Joe Pesci knows about the Left.

@Marcos10PT 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing perspective on an age old question. I had been trying to understand these political arguments more deeply and I feel I am much closer after watching this. Thank you!

@garrybarry4286 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't the current Capitalist model just kick the can down the road? Markets are all based on growth, and it is self evident that in a finite world growth can't be eternal

@j.r5159 3 жыл бұрын

This guys voice is like the blue haired lawyer from the simpsons.

@robertstephen4067 3 жыл бұрын

Such an interesting guy to listen to. Very knowledgable breaking things down objectively. Great interview, will definitely keep listening to this guy. Thanks

@satyricon451 Жыл бұрын

I would've loved having Kotkin as a political science professor. We always tended to get too deep into the minutiae (yes, that's the point of graduate education) at the expense of understanding the larger system. It's like a watchmaker who focuses so much on the movement of the escapement that he forgets he's working on a watch. Maybe each field needs its generalists to reorient its specialists from time to time.