Mark Blyth
mkblyth.bsky.social
Mark Blyth
@mkblyth.bsky.social

Mark McGann Blyth is a Scottish-American political economist. He is currently the William R. Rhodes Professor of International Economics and Professor of International and Public Affairs at Brown University. At Brown, Blyth additionally directs the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. .. more

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Published May 6th 2025. Everything you ever wanted to know about inflation but were far too busy to ask.

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Actually, not final for today. New Rhodes center Podcast is out. Seth Rockman interviews Sven Beckett about his new book, Capitalism: A Global History. Enjoy: player.captivate.fm/episode/76bb...
A global history of capitalism
Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!
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And finally for today a Pod I did with two British friends who used to work police intel and have seen the collapse of state capacity up close and personal: thecollators.com/s2e1
The Collators Podcast
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Also, my Berkeley talk on Citizenship and the Politics of Grievance from December is up. Its long. Lots of slides. Trying to think through how to talk about the nation without becoming an ethnic nationalist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLWh...
Can a Liberal Polity Survive the Politics of Grievance? - Jefferson Memorial Lecture - Mark Blyth
YouTube video by UC Berkeley Events
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Did the Dip (not the Dig) podcast with Deutsche Welle (in English). If you want to know my thinking about the current moment this is a good place to get it in less than 15 mins: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTL1...
Will Trump's Greenland obsession result in a tariff meltdown? | The Dip Podcast
YouTube video by DW News
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While Trump thinks that the non-existence of windmills in China shows the obviousness of the big green scam, the UK intel community still thinks climate change is real and a massive security risk: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...

Who would you believe? Really...
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Two views of the present. If you can get past the FT paywall, Howard Lutnick on the American present: www.ft.com/content/a675...

And now Cornel Ban on America's actual present and likely future: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Howard Lutnick: Why the Trump administration is going to Davos
Capitalism has a new sheriff in town
www.ft.com

Thanks. I think I get once a year so that was it :-)

You can constantly under or over bill, settle in cash, underreport hours or jobs. There is no way to monitor. Then there's the structures around them. Scottish partnerships, LLC rackets. It's a tax sinkhole.

Something a bit more fun (kinda). What's behind the attack on the Fed, and central banks/technocratic governance, in general? Regime Shift, Power Play, or the Politics of Distraction? Probably all of the above. Me of @onthemedia.bsky.social this weekend: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Trump's War on the Fed, Explained. Plus, How One School Teacher Stood Up to Putin. | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation against the Federal Reserve and its chairman. On this week’s On the Media, hear how the Trump administration’s pressure ca...
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Mike Green is at it again. His ability to recast what I think I know into something else entirely is incredible. Here he does it again. This time on what full Ai automation (or even partial) would actually mean. It's not what you think: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/the-thermo...
The Thermodynamic Margin Call
Why Wall Street is Long the Wrong Singularity
www.yesigiveafig.com

For your weekend listening pleasure. I did the Top Traders podcast. These folks ask the best questions. Got into loads of interesting stuff. Enjoy: www.toptradersunplugged.com/podcast/when...
When Capitalism Reboots and Crashes Again ft. Mark Blyth
Mark Blyth dissects the end of neoliberalism, rising power blocs, deficits, migration, and why the global order is sliding into a harsher phase.
www.toptradersunplugged.com

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