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328! Compromises

October 14, 2025 by SYLVAIN

What if we've become less willing to sacrifice our pawns to take the queen? 

This week, Jess and Joey talk about Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Obama, game theory, defaulting to passion, and nuclear weapons. They don’t talk about David Lightman. 

references 

  • The Ezra Klein Show: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines 

  • Nash equilibrium 

  • Mutual assured destruction 

  • A Beautiful Mind 

  • Pareto principle 

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