Claire Lehmann on the Internet Century

Описание: Claire is the founder of Quillette.com, a digital magazine covering tech, culture, and centrist politics. We cover the rise of China, why Australia may indeed be this century's lucky country, and the realist take on American Empire.

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OUTLINE
00:00 - Intro to Claire
01:11 - The political distortion of academia
10:21 - Australia might be the “lucky country” of the 21st century
18:16 - Sydney’s strong immigrant influence in the education system
20:34 - Vivek Ramaswamy's December 2024 tweet
30:11 - Is America in denial over the decline of its empire?
49:21 - Narrated articles vs written articles
56:17 - AUKUS isn't real
1:00:44 - Are China and the U.S. destined for war?
1:24:57 - Network School Fellowship: $100k for creators and founders
1:31:46 - Does being outside of the U.S. give a clearer view on the political situation?

CITATIONS
(1) Andrew Roberts - The Decline of American Empire: https://quillette.com/2021/12/04/the-...
(2) Andrew Roberts - America’s Grief Cycle: https://quillette.com/2025/04/14/amer...
(3) Evolution of the earth’s economic center of gravity: https://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi...
(4) Tax on childlessness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_on_...
(5) Quillette on YouTube:    / @quillette  
(6) Are the U.S. and China headed for War: https://www.theatlantic.com/internati...
(7) Pete Hegseth: “China is Building an Army to Defeat America”:    • Pete Hegseth: "China is Building An Army t...  
(8) Chinese shipbuilding capacity: https://x.com/balajis/status/16782992...
(9) The US military is made in China: https://x.com/balajis/status/18118825...
(10) The rise of partisanship in the U.S. House of Representatives: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
(11) Only 4% of Democrats marry Republicans: https://ifstudies.org/blog/marriages-...
(12) Chinese suppliers in U.S launched armament supply chains: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65...
(13) Australia almost paid off its national debt: https://x.com/balajis/status/16564308...
(14) Vivek's tweet: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/...
(15) Many had a bad 20th century: https://x.com/balajis/status/17491761...
(16) Four Germanys: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Germanys-...

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