Megha Rajagopalan On Using History to Understand Modern Authoritarianism

<p>Ryan talks with Megha Rajagopalan, a world correspondent for BuzzFeed News, about her reporting in China about human rights and how history informs our understanding of geopolitics.</p><p>Megha Rajagopalan is a world correspondent for BuzzFeed News. She has covered major stories in Asia and the Middle East, and has been based in China, Thailand, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Megha has also written for numerous other outlets and has appeared on NPR, BBC World News, CNN, and other outlets.<br/><br/>This episode is brought to you by <a href='http://fastgrowingtrees.com/stoic'>Fast Growing Trees</a>, the online nursery that delivers beautiful plants to your doorstep quickly and easily. Whether it’s magnificent shade trees, fruit trees with delicious apples and pears, privacy hedges, or beautiful flowers, <a href='http://fastgrowingtrees.com/stoic'>Fast Growing Trees</a> is the best place to buy your plants. And their 30-day Alive and Thrive guarantee means that you’ll be happy with whatever you buy. Visit <a href='http://fastgrowingtrees.com/stoic'>FastGrowingTrees.com/stoic</a> now and get ten percent off your entire order.</p><p>This episode is also brought to you by <a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/'>the Jordan Harbinger Show</a>. <a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/'>Jordan&apos;s podcast</a> is one of the most interesting ones out there, with guests like Kobe Bryant, Mark Manson, Eric Schmidt, and more. Listen to one of Ryan&apos;s episodes right now (<a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/ryan-holiday-solving-for-what-you-really-want-from-life/'>1</a>, <a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/ryan-holiday-stillness-is-the-key/'>2</a>), and <a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/'>subscribe to the Jordan Harbinger Show</a> today.<br/><br/>***</p><p>If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.</p><p>Sign up for