Rory Stewart on Politics, Ambition, and Making a Difference

Rory Stewart may be the most interesting person you’ve never heard of. He’s an adventurer, writer, politician, and non-profit leader. He walked across Afghanistan — alone — in the months after 9/11 and wrote a book about the experience that the New York Times called a “flat-out masterpiece”; he served as a deputy governor in Iraq, held a chair at Harvard, and was elected to British Parliament. Now he’s out with a new memoir called “How Not to Be a Politician.” It’s a funny, candid, and somewhat shocking chronicle of the decade he spent in office. It’s also a book about why our political system feels so broken and what we can do to repair it.

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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:56 🌍 Rory Stewart's adventurous journey across post-9/11 Afghanistan.
01:19 📚 Stewart's roles in Iraq and his nonprofit work in Afghanistan.
02:15 🇬🇧 Stewart's surprising conservative political run.
03:05 🔀 Shift in politics from centrism to populism.
03:32 🤔 Exploring the cynicism and potential for change in politics.
46:11 🌐 Embrace centrism, avoid polarization, and respect citizens.
47:06 🧐 Address past mistakes, inequalities, and develop local policies.
47:59 😇 Rediscover morality and ethics to counter populism.
48:28 😄 Inject humor into centrist politics to connect with people.
51:45 💰 GiveDirectly's success in providing unconditional cash transfers to the extreme poor.

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