April 29, 2019
Economist Tyler Cowen discusses his latest book, “Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.” Why has anti-capitalist sentiment increased recently, and to what extent is it justified? How much are corporations to blame for wage stagnation, climbing cost of living, or the slow response to climate change? Tyler and Julia also explore their various disagreements: on how to communicate, whether people should bet on their beliefs, and whether we should increase public optimism about technology.
Links
- “Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero” by Tyler Cowen
- Marginal Revolution blog
- Conversations with Tyler podcast
- Axios Harris 2019 poll on people’s attitudes about corporations
- “The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream” by Tyler Cowen (2017)
- Tyler’s 2008 Bloggingheads interview with Will Wilkinson
- “On Bets and Bullshit,” a round-up by Adam Gurri of the debate over betting, between Tyler, Robin Hanson, Bryan Caplan and others
- Tyler’s “prisoner’s dilemma-style” podcast interview with Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles
- Rob Wiblin’s 80,000 Hours podcast interview with Tyler Cowen