What Quinn Slobodian has said about Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 30, 2026

Quinn Slobodian, Professor of international history at Boston University; author of "Globalists," "Hayek's Bastards" and co-author of "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed", has been quoted on Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed 2 times in 1 episode of The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on October 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Slobodian attributes Musk's soaring valuations to 'financial fabulism,' the promise of vast future revenues rather than current fundamentals.

    “something he's perfected in practicing, we talk about in the book as financial fabulism”

    The Ezra Klein Show: Elon Musk’s Endgame (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 17:42

  • Slobodian describes a European 'three-R' strategy toward Musk: regulation, replacement and reimagining what the technology is for.

    “there was a kind of a three-R strategy that we were discussing and people were discussing. One is regulation”

    The Ezra Klein Show: Elon Musk’s Endgame (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 57:24

Episodes

  • Elon Musk’s Endgame

    The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 h 11 min

    Ezra Klein and historian Quinn Slobodian examine Elon Musk's record campaign spending, AI vision, ideology, and the political dependencies his companies create.

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