What if China's economic troubles aren't cyclical but structural — the product of the largest credit expansion in history? That's the argument made by Logan Wright in this episode of Hidden Forces. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/why...

Why the China Threat Is Overblown

Logan Wright, author of Broken China, explains why China's economic slowdown is rooted in its financial system, and an unprecedented credit expansion finally coming to an end.

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I'm joined by @harper.lol and @borthwick.com to discuss the risks posed by the latest generation of AI agents and how to separate technical safety and existential risk concerns from the media narratives, financial incentives, and power dynamics surrounding them. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/is-...

Will AI Really Kill Us All? | Harper Reed & John Borthwick

Harper Reed and John Borthwick on the risks posed by AI agents, the danger that safety narratives become instruments of regulatory capture, and the AI arms race between the US and China.

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I'm joined on Hidden Forces by Nicolas Colin an Marieke Flament to discuss why the global financial system may be on the cusp of a structural transformation comparable to the Nixon shock and the end of Bretton Woods. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/the...

The Great Financial Reset Has Begun

Marieke Flament and Nicolas Colin on why we are in the cusp of a great financial reset, the central role of dollar-backed stablecoins, agents commerce, and programmable money in that transformation.

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When Nixon resigned, President Ford declared “our long national nightmare is over.” I wish we had the institutional legitimacy today that we had in 1974. Unfortunately, this nightmare is much bigger than just Trump, though nothing can get better until he’s gone.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3w ago

Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."

I'm joined by @yarotrof.bsky.social to discuss CIA Director John Ratcliffe's recent visit to Moscow amidst concerns about a NATO-Russia confrontation, and how deepening fractures in the alliance, coupled with Washington's open-ended war with Iran may factor into it. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/are...

Are Rumors of an Imminent Russian Attack Warranted?

Yaroslav Trofimov on CIA director John Ratcliffe's recent visit to Moscow and rumors that Russia is planning an attack against NATO.

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I'm joined by Henry Farrell to discuss why the infrastructure underwriting America's empire is buckling under a compounding series of domestic and foreign policy errors and what that means for the global economy and international security. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/why...

Why the World is Calling America’s Bluff | Henry Farrell

Henry Farrell explains how the infrastructure underwriting America's empire is buckling and what the collapse of the liberal, rules-based order means for the global economy and international security.

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If you are looking for a good podcast to listen to - this episode of Hidden Forces is excellent. open.spotify.com/episode/7600...

Bessent's Wager and Why the World is Calling America's Bluff | Henry Farrell

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I'm joined by Mark Galeotti, one of the most informed and provocative voices on modern Russia to discuss the war in Ukraine, the risks of NATO escalation, and the deepening dependencies on Beijing that will define Russia's place in the new global order. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/the...

The West’s Forgotten War and the New Russia | Mark Galeotti

Mark Galeotti discusses the war in Ukraine, the risks of NATO involvement, and the escalatory paths and deepening dependency on Beijing that will define Russia's place in the emerging global order.

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Thanks to @kofinas.bsky.social for being such a thoughtful interlocutor in this conversation about my book! It's the dream of pretty much every author (I think) to talk to someone who's so willing to dig into the text--and draw on such broad expertise about what you're writing about.

Demetri Kofinas@kofinas.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm joined by @johnwest.bsky.social to discuss the shift from human agency to platform agency, how AI could further remake our relationship to the Internet and to ourselves, and what the collapse of a shared reality means for our politics and our humanity. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/the...

The world's most popular smart person podcaster @pboyle.bsky.social is out with an extremely timely episode on the EUR-JPY intervention by @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us.

Patrick Boyle 💎@pboyle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My new video premiers in about five minutes on YouTube. It would be great to see some of you in the chat.

I'm joined by @johnwest.bsky.social to discuss the shift from human agency to platform agency, how AI could further remake our relationship to the Internet and to ourselves, and what the collapse of a shared reality means for our politics and our humanity. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/the...

The Internet Will Die and So Will You | John West

Pulitzer-winning journalist and technologist John West describes the impermanence of the Internet, the forces shaping it, and how AI could further remake our relationship to it and to ourselves.

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I'm joined by @doctorow.pluralistic.net to discuss why he believes the AI bubble will prove more damaging than the GFC, why the companies leading it are dependent on a runaway growth narrative, and where the value may actually accrue once it bursts. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/the...

The AI Enshittification Bubble | Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow on why the AI enshittification bubble may prove more disastrous than the 2008 financial crisis and where the value in AI will accrue once it bursts.

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I agree with some of this—especially the nihilism and economic challenges facing young men. However, there is a failure to connect the dots here between rising levels of antisemitism among conservatives and a concurrent rise in nativism on the American Right. roddreher.substack.com/p/what-i-saw...

What I Saw And Heard In Washington

Groyperism's Spread Among Generation Z Conservative Apparatchiks Is Real

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Our politicians, corporate leaders, and media hacks became so corrupt over the years that this latest turn towards brazen corruption has followed naturally. 🧵👇🏼 (1/13)

I cannot wait to read this book. This is a topic that we have covered on Hidden Forces for years and Christine Rosen seems to have really nailed it.