Among business and financial journalists, there has never been a doubt that Martin Wolf is at the top of our heap. Over a career that now spans 35 years, there is nobody better read, better sourced or more insightful than the longtime economic commentator for the Financial Times. Wolf is the first person you turn to during a financial crisis, a thoughtful and generous colleague and the gold standard against which the rest of us are judged. Oxford trained, Davos polished, a Commander of the British Empire, Wolf is a charter member of a British establishment whose foibles and failures he is quick to chronicle. (Source: Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post)
Joe Klein and I interviewed Mr. Wolf last week to discuss his book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism (2023), and the current state of economic and political affairs. We think it’s a conversation well worth your time.
‘Night Owls’ podcast with Martin Wolf, recorded 12 March 2025.
“Davos Man is always wrong.” Niall Ferguson 2025