# David Ok

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Talking Gravel 2020 with Adriel Hampton

No more wars! Join host Ian Thomas Malone and Adriel Hampton, senior advisor to the Mike Gravel 2020 campaign for a fascinating discussion of the state of the 2020 race. Senator Gravel's campaign has been lead by teenagers David Oks and Henry Williams, who recently pulled off the very impressive fe…

So Much of the World Economy Has Been Going in Reverse

Over time, we expect the world to get richer. Yes, there are disruptions and setbacks (and we have seen several large ones in the last few years) but the expectation is to see growth and an increase in material wealth. And yet for years, many countries around the world have seen stagnation or outri…

Julius Krein on Productive Political Economy, Thinking about Capitalism, and the Political Realignment

In this episode: Julius Krein, founder and editor of American Affairs journal, joins the podcast to talk about problems in America’s advanced post-industrial economy, and how we can address issues like family policy, debt, innovation, taxation, and labor markets how Americans should really think a…

The Candidates: Getting Senator Mike Gravel to the Debate Stage With the #GravelGang

You may have heard of Senator Mike Gravel, or more specifically the group of high school students who convinced him to launch a presidential campaign. He then gave them access to his Twitter account which has sense become a vehicle for major criticism of the status quo and establishment Democrats l…

Is Avocado… Toast?

Meta’s big new AI model is delayed because they still can’t get to state of the art. The social media addiction trial is winding down. All the video apps are going to end up looking exactly like one another eventually. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Meta Delays Rollout of …

How Funerals Keep Africa Poor

In this video, I react to an essay by David Oks titled How Funerals Keep Africa Poor. According to the writer, extravagant funerals are common in Sub-Saharan African countries like Ghana, Nigeria, DR Congo, Cameroon, etc. He argues that these expensive funerals are not done just because of reverenc…

Cockroaches, Not a 'World' Cup and What BJP Is Doing in Punjab

Why is Seema reading a book on camera? Why is everyone asking Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign? Why are football fans so upset about this World Cup? And what's the BJP's plan in Punjab? The Wire's Editor Seema Chishti fields these questions from Jahnavi Sen in this episode of S…