Martin Wolf CBE , 76, is a British journalist who focuses on economics; he is the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times. In the thought-provoking first video interview linked below — conducted by Jewish author, journalist, and professor Walter Isaacson — Wolf discusses what he sees as the crisis of democratic capitalism, which also happens to be the title of his latest book. Two other videos of Wolf speaking on the topic are also linked below.
Quotes: “Those who condemn the immorality of liberal capitalism do so in comparison with a society of saints that has never existed — and never will.” | “People who think they know what is going to happen next are fools. Surprises — or what the brilliant author Nassim Taleb calls ‘Black Swans’ — are inevitable. Some are likely to be desperately unpleasant, too.”
Learn more about Martin Wolf from Wikipedia. ►
Watch “Why the Marriage Between Democracy and Capitalism is Coming Undone | Amanpour and Company” [17:08]. ►
Watch “Martin Wolf — The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism” [23:36].
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Watch “The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism” [1:33:55]. ►
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