Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #167

Saagar Enjeti is a DC-based political correspondent and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Saagar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/esaagar Realignment Podcast: https://linktr.ee/esaagar Books mentioned on the episode: https://bookshop.org/lists/lex-fridman-book-list PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:41 - Hitler 7:01 - Evil 8:20 - Donald Trump 18:51 - Teddy Roosevelt 24:12 - Nazi Germany 29:08 - The balance of power in US government 33:04 - Bureaucracy 41:38 - Money 43:54 - UFOs 47:57 - Jeffrey Epstein 1:01:18 - Left and Right 1:12:02 - How to fix politics 1:37:28 - Political predictions 1:50:42 - Journalism 2:01:37 - Joe Rogan 2:09:04 - Lyndon Johnson 2:10:23 - World War I 2:15:15 - Dan Carlin 2:22:09 - How Stalin came to power 2:27:36 - Putin 2:33:47 - Lenin and Stalin 2:37:17 - Book recommendations 2:44:44 - Antarctica and Mars 2:51:59 - Born to Run 2:54:26 - Texas SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman