Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket reduce our common future to gambling odds in contrived insider games.
Jamie Raskin: “Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket reduce our common future to gambling odds in contrived insider games.”
On the recordJune 23, 2026
Editor's note · Context
Criticizing prediction markets in a legislative context.
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