Brian Klaas
@brianklaas
Associate Professor in Global Politics @UCL. Author of “Fluke” / “Corruptible”. Writer @TheAtlantic. Host @PowrCorrupts. The Garden of Forking Paths newsletter.
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3. Corruptible. Brian Klaas.
Terrific blend of political science and psychology. Is a hunger for power born or made? Good or bad?
Why do we keep electing terrible people? Maybe we should stop doing that?
amazon.com/Corruptible-Wh…
Pre-ordered!
If this is half as good as Brian Klaas’s CORRUPTIBLE, it will be well worth it. But I suspect it will be twice as good.
I’ve got a new book coming out!
It’s called FLUKE: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters.
It’s the most interesting thing I’ve ever written—it drastically changed how I see the world—and I hope you’ll pre-order it. Read what it’s about here: simonandschuster.com/books/Fluke/Br…
From the Glass King to QAnon
A long time ago, a French king believed he was made out of glass. Here's his story, why it matters—and how it can help us understand modern delusions such as QAnon or insane anti-vax theories.
by Brian Klaas
forkingpaths.co/p/from-the-gla…
My conversation for NPR about how the press can do a better job highlighting Trump’s authoritarian extremism — alongside Margaret Sullivan npr.org/2023/12/10/121…