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Journalist and author Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times talks about his book, The Economists' Hour, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Appelbaum blames the…
How much has racism held back the U.S. economy? What would the country look like today if Black entrepreneurs and inventors had been welcomed and encouraged ove…
Journalist and author Nicholas Wapshott talks about his book Samuelson Friedman with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson were two of …
Author and economist Noreena Hertz of University College London talks about her book, The Lonely Century , with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hertz blames social …
Are tech giants such as Google, Amazon, or Facebook dangerous? Do they have too much power? Dive into the murky waters of antitrust as Michael Munger of Duke Un…
Civilization and the pleasantness of everyday life depend on unwritten rules. Early in the 20th century, an English mathematician and government official, Lord …
Many boys and men in America are doing worse than girls and women in education while struggling with a culture that struggles to define what masculinity is in t…
Life and Fate might be the greatest novel of the 20th century or maybe ever. Tyler Cowen talks about this sprawling masterpiece and its author, Vasily Grossman,…
the restoration of the 1890 residence balances original nolla mosaics, wrought iron, and plaster moldings with lime wash, travertine, and curated contemporary f…
The very first banknotes were used by the Chinese in the 7th century, during the Tang Dynasty. Before it was used as an actual currency, paper money was part of…
