In this week’s episode of The Glenn Show (now available to subscribers), I talk to my old friend, Barnard and Columbia economist Rajiv Sethi. He’s an expert on prediction markets, which give Donald Trump a much higher chance of victory than conventional models, and this is where our conversation starts. (We also talk about how these markets can be manipulated, Roland Fryer, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Rajiv’s family connection to Kamala Harris, and the new prominence of Indian Americans in politics.)
For the post-show monologue you’re seeing above, my editor Mark Sussman prompted me to share my own thoughts and feelings about the election. You’ll notice some—what should I call it, ambivalence, fatigue, frustration?—in my voice as I start to think about it out loud. I have to admit, if I had to walk into a voting booth today, I don’t know which lever I would pull.
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