Nassim Taleb had an extraordinarily good interview on Bloomberg Television today.
It is worth it. The story on Bloomberg does not really capture what he said and how he said it.
Click here to See the Nassim Taleb On Bloomberg Television
“Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requires the end of checks and balances, the dissolution of opposition parties, the suspension of freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Do not fall for it.”
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny