Material World
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Mar 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show.
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Jason Bordoff👍 Recommends
…book recommendations on material dependencies and global economy
“So given how much this conversation has been about the physical constraints and choke points like the Strait of Hormuz, I would recommend that people read an excellent book called Ed Conway's Material World, which is a really great reminder of how important things we never think about, like copper and sand, are to the global economy. We don't think about it until something breaks. And what that book makes clear, and what this moment is illustrating, I think in real time, is just how dependent we are on all of those materials that we take for granted.”
The Ezra Klein Show — How Bad Could the Iran Oil Crisis Get?at 1:01:00
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