Siri, Soccer, and Watson

Interview with Mark Blyth, author of Angrynomics

Angrynomics explores how come there is so much anger, moral outrage, and protests. Why is microanger eating our societies away? What exactly is microanger and how it compounds to make populist movements swell? Who is weaponizing anger? How data on the levels of inequality between White middle-class families and Black middle-class families in Boston might explain the current moral outrage? When is anger a catalyst for change and when it is just a stage for chaos?

We spoke about how the book came together (with the help of Siri, Soccer, and Watson), what it is like to be in Rhode Island during the lockdown, and why small enclaves run by enlightened politicians make a difference on how the global pandemic crisis is handled.

The book is co-authored with Eric Lonergan, a macro hedge-fund manager, economist, and author, who has written for Foreign Affairs, the Financial Times, and The Economist.

Watch (11 min.):