Do the Rich Get All the Gains from Economic Growth?
Adjusted for inflation, the US economy has more than doubled in real terms since 1975.…
The Numbers Game: Let’s Party Like It’s 1973!
Measuring economic progress requires an accurate measure of inflation. But measuring inflation is harder than…
Amy Webb on Artificial Intelligence, Humanity, and the Big Nine
Futurist and author Amy Webb talks about her book, The Big Nine, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Webb observes…
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An Introduction to It’s a Wonderful Loaf
Understanding Emergent Order in Our Daily Lives We have desires we achieve through taking action.…
Stephen Kotkin on Solzhenitsyn
Historian and author Stephen Kotkin of Princeton University and Stanford University’s Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ…
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The Three Blind Spots of Politics
One of the shortest, simplest yet deepest books I have read on politics is The…
Alain Bertaud on Cities, Planning, and Order Without Design
Urbanist and author Alain Bertaud of NYU talks about his book Order without Design with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bertaud…
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Wanting to Want What We Want
I have been thinking about consciousness recently. What is the source of human consciousness? Is it…