Politics · 20 min
The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
By Naomi Oreskes
This episode unpacks Naomi Oreskes' 'The Big Myth,' revealing how the pervasive belief in an unfettered 'free market' and distrust of government was meticulously engineered by specific business interests, leading to profound societal consequences.
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Politics
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20 min
What it is about
free market ideology, government distrust, economic history
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of free market ideology, government distrust, economic history and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Naomi Oreskes brings a credible and useful lens to free market ideology, government distrust, economic history, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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