Martin Gurri

- Visiting Research Fellow
Martin Gurri is a former CIA analyst specializing in the relationship of politics and global media. His book, The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium, first published in 2014 and updated in 2018, has been praised for foreshadowing the political shocks of Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump.
Mr. Gurri has published numerous articles, studies, and opinion pieces on geopolitical- and media-related topics. His blog, The Fifth Wave, pursues the themes first elaborated in The Revolt of the Public.
Latest Work
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Housekeeping and the Apocalypse | The Dispatch Podcast
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Elite Power, Elite Fear | First Things
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A Discussion With Martin Gurri | Stay Free with Russell Brand
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Virtual Sentiments Virtual Sentiments
Martin Gurri on the Relationship Between Politics & Global Media
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The Fifth Wave: Twittermania | Discourse
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Our Magnificent Elites | Discourse
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The Fifth Wave: CNN’s Long Goodbye | Discourse
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Truth and Its Consequences | Discourse
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Elite Insecurity | City Journal's "10 Blocks Podcast"
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The Fifth Wave: Is the Medium Really the Message? | Discourse
Latest Work
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Housekeeping and the Apocalypse | The Dispatch Podcast
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Elite Power, Elite Fear | First Things
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A Discussion With Martin Gurri | Stay Free with Russell Brand
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Virtual Sentiments Virtual Sentiments
Martin Gurri on the Relationship Between Politics & Global Media
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Fifth Wave: Twittermania | Discourse
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Our Magnificent Elites | Discourse
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The Fifth Wave: CNN’s Long Goodbye | Discourse
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Truth and Its Consequences | Discourse
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Elite Insecurity | City Journal's "10 Blocks Podcast"
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Fifth Wave: Is the Medium Really the Message? | Discourse
Latest Work
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Housekeeping and the Apocalypse | The Dispatch Podcast
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Elite Power, Elite Fear | First Things
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
A Discussion With Martin Gurri | Stay Free with Russell Brand
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Virtual Sentiments Virtual Sentiments
Martin Gurri on the Relationship Between Politics & Global Media
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Elite Insecurity | City Journal's "10 Blocks Podcast"
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The Elite Panic of 2022 | WIND Radio (Chicago)
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Best of 2021 | Leighton Smith (Podcast)
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Discourse Magazine Podcast Discourse Magazine Podcast
GameStop, Robinhood and the SEC
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Living in a Post-Truth Age
Dan Rothschild talks to Arnold Kling and Martin Gurri about how a collapse of trust in established institutions has led to a world of competing truths

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Living in a Post-Truth Age
Latest Work
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The Fifth Wave: Twittermania | Discourse
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Our Magnificent Elites | Discourse
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The Fifth Wave: CNN’s Long Goodbye | Discourse
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Truth and Its Consequences | Discourse
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The Fifth Wave: Is the Medium Really the Message? | Discourse
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Will we Escape our Age of Failure? | UnHerd
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Overthrowing Joe Biden | Discourse
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Chile’s Revolt Without Revolution | Discourse
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