Can Liberalism Survive This Kind of Capitalism? - ft. Daron Acemoglu

Can Liberalism Survive This Kind of Capitalism? - ft. Daron Acemoglu

August 13, 2026 · 54 min · Season 2 · Episode 170

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Daron Acemoglu discusses the breakdown of the traditional deal offered by liberal democracies in the context of capitalism.

For most of the last century, liberal democracies offered a simple deal: the economy grows and, if you work hard, you get a fair shot at the rewards. According to 2024 Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu, that deal is broken.

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