Mike talks with Harvard historian of science Naomi Oreskes and Cal Tech historian of science Erik Conway. They've -coauthored a number of books including Merchants of Doubt, and The Collapse of Western Civilization. Their latest book is The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market, which is the focus of this discussion.
Topics Mike, Naomi, and Erik discuss include:
- the Big Myth and the Tripod of Freedom
- why power companies once argued against electric power
- government regulation and fears of communism
- Friedrich Hayek and the influence of The Road to Serfdom
- fear of government vs fear of markets
- the Big Myth and our response to COVID-19
- the Big Myth and climate change
- combatting the Big Myth (for those who believe it’s a myth)
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Erik Conway on Twitter
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