#167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power

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<p>Saagar Enjeti is a DC-based political correspondent and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>The Jordan Harbinger Show</b>: <a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/">https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Grammarly</b>: <a href="https://grammarly.com/lex">https://grammarly.com/lex</a> to get 20% off premium<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Magic Spoon</b>: <a href="https://magicspoon.com/lex">https://magicspoon.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get $5 off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Saagar&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/esaagar">https://twitter.com/esaagar</a><br /> Realignment Podcast: <a href="https://linktr.ee/esaagar">https://linktr.ee/esaagar</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage">https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (10:19) &#8211; Hitler<br /> (14:39) &#8211; Evil<br /> (15:58) &#8211; Donald Trump<br /> (26:29) &#8211; Teddy Roosevelt<br /> (31:51) &#8211; Nazi Germany<br /> (36:47) &#8211; The balance of power in US government<br /> (40:43) &#8211; Bureaucracy<br /> (49:17) &#8211; Money<br /> (51:32) &#8211; UFOs<br /> (55:36) &#8211; Jeffrey Epstein<br /> (1:08:57) &#8211; Left and Right<br /> (1:19:40) &#8211; How to fix politics<br /> (1:45:07) &#8211; Political predictions<br /> (1:58:21) &#8211; Journalism<br /> (2:09:16) &#8211; Joe Rogan<br /> (2:16:43) &#8211; Lyndon Johnson<br /> (2:18:02) &#8211; World War I<br /> (2:22:53) &#8211; Dan Carlin<br /> (2:29:47) &#8211; How Stalin came to power<br /> (2:35:15) &#8211; Putin<br /> (2:41:25) &#8211; Lenin and Stalin<br /> (2:44:55) &#8211; Book recommendations<br /> (2:52:23) &#8211; Antarctica and Mars<br /> (2:59:37) &#8211; Born to Run<br /> (3:02:05) &#8211; Texas</p>