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01 / belief
“I would say that there are many things for which you do randomize trust, for good reason.”
02 / belief
“I feel like it was a stress test, and I think there’s going to be a first crop of books that put most of the blame on Trump’s lap, which is not unjustified. That administration has a lot to answer for, but I think the things that it has shown us are much bigger than one administration’s admittedly very real failings.”
03 / belief
“I know him. I would say he’s just about right because he’s past his peak. [laughter] Sorry.”
04 / belief
“The one argument that I make to people a lot — my most strong abstract argument that I think I can make is that you’re going to encounter this virus, either through infection or vaccination.”
05 / belief
“I think that’s partly because I have an immigrant’s view of the United States, which is, in some ways, more realistic. But I’ve lived in Europe, too, so I have, I think, a lot more positive feelings about certain things that might not be as apparent to somebody who’s looking at Europe from this side of the Atlantic because some things look good if you’re an American, but are not necessarily great if you’re living in Europe.”
06 / belief
“I think the best way is to not read Weber because you do not want to start there.”
07 / belief
“The similarity there isn’t necessarily, I think, which religion or the strength of the religious beliefs as much as, once again, a strong, popular, populist, authoritarian-leaning person getting elected and then staying in power and making sure he stays in power for a very, very long time.”
08 / belief
“Another place that’s, I think, less known is the Black Sea region, where you have dramatic green hills meet the sea, not like San Francisco because the hills are very steep, and then you have a fairly little strip.”