Anand Giridharadas is a writer of Indian descent. He is a former columnist for The New York Times, and is author of four books: “The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy” (2022), “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World” (2018), “The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas” (2014), and “India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking” (2011). In 2020 he started a newsletter, The.Ink, where he also interviews people. Giridharadas serves as occasional political analyst for MSNBC.