It's an Economist's World
On The Gist, Trump's lightbulbs. In the interview, economists weren't always at the levers of public policy in America. The New York Times' Binyamin Appelbaum tracked the profession's post-war movement into power, and how the laissez-faire philosophy economists (by and large) brought with them has failed us. Appelbaum is the author of The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society. In the Spiel, hurricanes and global warming. Want to see a special episode of The Gist live in New York? Get your tickets here! Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Gist · Peach Fish Productions
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On The Gist, Trump's lightbulbs.
In the interview, economists weren't always at the levers of public policy in America. The New York Times' Binyamin Appelbaum tracked the profession's post-war movement into power, and how the laissez-faire philosophy economists (by and large) brought with them has failed us. Appelbaum is the author of The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society.
In the Spiel, hurricanes and global warming.
Want to see a special episode of The Gist live in New York? Get your tickets here!
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.
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