How Lebanese Protests Over a WhatsApp Tax Can Turn the World
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 6 min
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Episode description
A few isolated Lebanese protests over a tax on WhatsApp calls have become, perhaps a national revolution, with huge consequences for the region and perhaps even American strategy. Why?
How could such a small thing have such a large potential impact? And how can we possibly spot what "small things" in the world really matter, and which big ones are more smoke than substance?
Getting this one out earlier than normal because the topic is timely!
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