NYU Professor, best-selling author, business leader and serial entrepreneur Scott Galloway cuts through the biggest stories in tech, business, and investing with unfiltered insights, bold predictions and thoughtful advice. Podcasts include Prof G Markets with co-host Ed Elson, Prof G Conversations and Office Hours with Prof G.
Trump's upcoming summit with Xi Jinping marks a historic shift where China enters negotiations from a position of relative strength for the first time, with both sides seeking economic concessions while deeper security tensions remain unchanged.
Economist Gary Stevenson argues that extreme wealth inequality—where the top 1% holds 32% of national wealth—requires aggressively taxing hoarded wealth through properly designed wealth taxes, warning that without intervention, younger generations face declining living standards in an "inheritocracy" where outcomes depend entirely on parental wealth rather than merit.
China is executing a military-driven space strategy to 'control Earth by controlling space' through dual-use technologies like robotic servicing arms, while domestically facing a fiscal crisis as $2.1 trillion in generational wealth transfers completely untaxed amid extreme inequality and declining government revenues.
Ian Bremmer analyzes the widening rift between UAE and Saudi Arabia following the former's shock OPEC exit, while explaining how Iran's unexpected military resilience has trapped the Trump administration in a war with no viable exit strategy despite mounting domestic pressure and fraying alliances.
The US-China AI rivalry has entered a new phase of industrial-scale IP theft accusations and blocked tech acquisitions, even as Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs increasingly borrow in Chinese currency through booming offshore dim sum bond markets to exploit interest rate differentials.
David Brooks argues that America's polarization stems not from political disagreements but from a profound moral and spiritual crisis, where the privatization of morality has left generations unable to articulate ethical values, creating a culture of resentment embodied by Trump but rooted in the collapse of shared moral formation.
China is emerging as the world's dominant exporter of AI tokens—the computational fuel for large language models—delivering 4.12 trillion tokens in one week compared to America's 2.94 trillion at roughly one-sixth the cost, creating a structural advantage that is driving US startups to adopt Chinese models despite escalating geopolitical tensions over data security and technological dependence.
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway examine why tech billionaires are obsessed with extreme longevity treatments, arguing that expensive biohacking often masks narcissism and midlife crises while ignoring that poverty and social isolation remain the primary determinants of lifespan.
China finds itself caught between mediating Middle East tensions and facing renewed US scrutiny over potential military aid to Iran, while simultaneously engaging Taiwan's opposition party to undermine US-Taiwan relations ahead of 2028 elections.
Political scientist Erica Chenoweth explains that successful non-violent movements require strategic defections from institutional pillars rather than mass turnout alone, while analyzing the 'No Kings' protests' momentum and the historical significance of the 3.5% participation threshold for driving political change.
China and Pakistan propose a five-point peace plan for the Iran conflict while China simultaneously launches trade investigations against the US, creating diplomatic tensions just weeks before a planned Trump-Xi summit.
Partiful CEO Shrea Murthy discusses how the company launched at the start of the pandemic to combat a 50% decline in teen face-to-face socializing, evolving from a utility into a cultural phenomenon used by millions across 100+ countries.