[jeyoor]

If you disagree with Taleb's politics, I recommend focusing on his scholarly publications.

http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/FatTails.html

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8nhAlfIk3QIR1o1dnk5ZmRaaGs...

I've found the rigorous presentations of his ideas in statistics and finance to be very helpful.