The Econoclasts is a new podcast from UnHerd hosted by economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Munchau. While they don’t always agree politically, they are united in one conviction: the consensus is rotten. Mainstream economics has consistently failed to predict the events that shape our world, yet this broken orthodoxy still dominates policy and media. Each week, they choose two pillars of the established orthodoxy — the “settled facts” — and shatter them, cutting through the spin to connect the dots between money, geopolitics, and the real forces shaping our future.
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To watch the full event, visit: https://unherd.com/new-world-disorder/ 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/4cfaeH0 In this clip from The Econoclasts live recording in London, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dismantle the narratives surrounding the escalating conflicts in the Middle East as part of a sweeping ‘around-the-globe’ deconstruction of the failing orthodoxies shaping our modern world. Don't miss a single word of this explosive live session. The full recording is now available, giving you a front-row seat to one of the year’s most essential economic conversations. Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Advertise on UnHerd @ zoe.white@unherd.com Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 00:48 - Intro 00:48 - 03:08 - Centrality of the Palestinian question 03:09 - 05:34 - Victory or “forever wars”? 05:34 - 07:11 - Israel is a “strategic liability” to the west 07:11 - 11:44 - Israel’s support: Lobbies, far-right Zionism and big tech ties 11:44 - 13:06 - Wolfgang’s macro pushback and Trump’s economy 13:06 - 15:25 - Trump’s motives, blackmail fears and defence limits 15:25 - 16:10 - Yanis and Wolfgang disagree #UnHerd #Iran #Israel