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  My Conversation with Masha Gessen - Marginal REVOLUTION

  

  marginalrevolution.com

  Here is the transcript and audio, here is the summary: Masha joined Tyler in New York City to answer his many questions about Russia: why was Soviet mathematics so good? What was it like meeting with Putin? Why are Russian friendships so intense? Are Russian women as strong as the stereotype suggests — and why […] The post My Conversation with Masha Gessen appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

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  Masha Gessen: 'I never thought I'd say it, but Trump is worse than Putin'

  

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  My Conversation with Daron Acemoglu - Marginal REVOLUTION

  

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  Self-recommending of course, most of all we talked about economic growth and development, and the history...

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