["One Third of a Nation," by O. Louis Gugliemi, from the Met Collection]A few months back, I argued that political scientists should read Chris Hayes' fantastic book, The Siren's Call, and Chris's subsequent conversation with Ezra Klein, to understand the relationship between the attention economy and politics. Some weeks back, Ezra and Chris had a follow-up conversation about Mamdani's primary victory in New York, which I've been thinking about ever since.
Some weeks back, Ezra and Chris had a follow-up conversation about Mamdani's primary victory in New York, which I've been thinking about ever since. Below is an attempt to remix that conversation above the beats of other, more academic discussions with Hahrie Han, Nate Matias, Marion Fourcade and Cosma Shalizi amongst others. None of the above are to blame for any stupidities, and I'm not sure that this proposed synthesis will work.
None of the above are to blame for any stupidities, and I'm not sure that this proposed synthesis will work.