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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Delusion and Retreat | Discourse
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Why All This Trump Hysteria? | UnHerd
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On Having Children | Discourse
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The World Before the Thaw | Discourse
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Digital Censorship | City Journal
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The New Censorship | City Journal
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All Immigrants Are Born on the Fourth of July | Discourse
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A Heavyweight Match for the Populist Crown | Discourse
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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The Psychopathology of Digital Life | Discourse
Latest Work
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Delusion and Retreat | Discourse
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Why All This Trump Hysteria? | UnHerd
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On Having Children | Discourse
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The World Before the Thaw | Discourse
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Digital Censorship | City Journal
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The New Censorship | City Journal
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All Immigrants Are Born on the Fourth of July | Discourse
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A Heavyweight Match for the Populist Crown | Discourse
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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The Psychopathology of Digital Life | Discourse
Latest Work
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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
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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
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Discourse Magazine Podcast Discourse Magazine Podcast
Living in a Post-Truth Age
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
How Elite Institutions Lost Their Legitimacy
Arnold Kling talks to Martin Gurri about how social media has accelerated the erosion of public trust in elite institutions
Latest Work
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On Having Children | Discourse
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The World Before the Thaw | Discourse
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The New Censorship | City Journal
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All Immigrants Are Born on the Fourth of July | Discourse
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A Heavyweight Match for the Populist Crown | Discourse
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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The Psychopathology of Digital Life | Discourse
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The Fifth Wave: The Golden Age of Substack | Discourse
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The Fifth Wave: Twittermania | Discourse
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