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René Girard, Mimesis, and Conflict (with Cynthia Haven)
If you're always imitating others or aspiring to be something else,
what’s left of the “authentic” you? According to the French philosopher
Rene Girard, not much: Nothing can be truly authentic, he
argued--everything comes from somewhere else. This is just one of the
many original and counterintuitive claims put forth in Girard’s sweeping
approach to human history. He argues it is sameness, not our difference
that leads to conflict, and he sees religion as a way to contain the
chaos as opposed to its first cause. Listen as Stanford University
scholar Cynthia Haven speaks with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts about Girard’s
theories of desire and violence. The conversation also includes a
discussion of the power of forgiveness to put a stop to conflict’s
rinse-and-repeat.
Watch the full episode here on June 25th, or listen then wherever you get your podcasts.
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Does Market Failure Justify Government Intervention? (with Michael Munger) 6/17/24
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Economics students are often taught that government should intervene when there is market failure. But what about government failure? Should we expect government intervention to outperform market outcomes? Listen as Duke University economist Michael Munger explores the history of how economists have thought about this dilemma and possible ways to find a third or even fourth option beyond govern...
Feeling Like You Matter
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Poet, lawyer, and MacArthur Fellow Dwayne Betts recounts taking the time to help an elderly woman, who surprised him with a heartwarming gift. This is a clip from the episode that was released on June 3, 2024: 'Injustice and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (with Dwayne Betts)' Links, transcript, and more information: www.econtalk.org/injustice-and-the-letter-from-birmingham-jail-with-dwayne-b...
Russ Defends Experts
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In a departure from their usual skepticism of panels of experts making decisions, Russ and Michael Munger talk about situations where democracy fails and a group of experts can do better. Watch the full episode here on June 17th, or listen then wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to EconTalk on CZcams: czcams.com/channels/KAu-mTq7iZtKHK6QiBqKPA.html Subscribe to the audio episodes: Apple ...
How the Constitution Can Bring Us Together (with Yuval Levin) 6/10/24
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Can a document unify a nation? Yuval Levin of the American Enterprise Institute and author of American Covenant argues that the Constitution unified the United States at the founding of the country and that understanding the Constitution can help bring the country together today. Listen as Levin speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how the Constitution not only took into account fractious ...
Think Differently, Act Together
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Different perspectives should not prevent unity in our politics, and Yuval Levin argues that the U.S. Constitution has the solution to our fractured political life on tomorrow's episode of EconTalk. Watch the full episode here June 10th, or listen then wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to EconTalk on CZcams: czcams.com/channels/KAu-mTq7iZtKHK6QiBqKPA.html Subscribe to the audio episodes...
Injustice and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (with Dwayne Betts) 6/3/24
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When poet, lawyer, and MacArthur Fellow Dwayne Betts was imprisoned for nine years at the age of 16 for carjacking, he only wept twice. One of those times was when he read Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In this powerful conversation with EconTalk's Russ Roberts, Betts explains why he cried, what he learned from King, King's urgency in the face of injustice, and Betts's ...
Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Freedom Reads founder Dwayne Betts describes the transformational experience of reading MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" when he was in prison. Watch the full episode here tomorrow, or listen then wherever you get your podcasts. Dwayne Betts' Past EconTalk Episodes: www.econlib.org/econtalk-by-featured-guest-and-letter/?selected_letter=B#ReginaldDwayneBetts Subscribe to EconTalk on CZcams: c...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Covid Vaccine (with Vinay Prasad)
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The Covid vaccine saved many lives but so many mistakes were made in how public health officials discussed it, implemented it, and assessed its effectiveness. Epidemiologist Vinay Prasad of the University of California, San Francisco talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about what went wrong, the costs of the mistakes that were made, and what we can do better the next time. Links, transcript, and...
Eroding Vaccine Trust
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Immunologist Vinay Prasad has some beef with the CDC's strategic decisions about the Covid vaccine. Watch the full episode here on Monday, May 27th, or listen then wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to EconTalk on CZcams: czcams.com/channels/KAu-mTq7iZtKHK6QiBqKPA.html Subscribe to the audio episodes: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/econtalk/id135066958 Stitcher: www.stitch...
Covid Vaccine Mistakes
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In next Monday's episode of EconTalk, epidemiologist Vinay Prasad shares his criticism of the CDC and vaccine researchers while appreciating the marvels of the vaccine. Watch the full episode here on Monday, May 27th, or listen then wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to EconTalk on CZcams: czcams.com/channels/KAu-mTq7iZtKHK6QiBqKPA.html Subscribe to the audio episodes: Apple Podcasts: po...
Purpose, Pleasure, and Meaning in a World Without Work (with Nicholas Bostrom) 5/20/24
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If you didn’t have to work to enjoy material abundance, would you do it anyway? If an algorithm or a pill could achieve better results, would you bother shopping or going to the gym? These are the kinds of questions we’ll need to ask ourselves if AI makes all human labor and other traditional ways of spending time, obsolete. Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom, author of Deep Utopia, is downright b...
Glenn Loury Tells All
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Economist and social critic Glenn Loury talks about his memoir, Late Admissions, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. In a wide-ranging and blunt conversation, Loury discusses his childhood, his at-times brilliant academic work, his roller-coaster ideological journey, and his personal flaws as a drug addict and imperfect husband. This is a rich conversation about academic life, race in America, and th...
Being a Black Conservative?
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Economist Glenn Loury reflects on how his political views have changed over time, and how nuance is not well-tolerated by partisans. Watch the full episode here on Monday, May 13th, or listen then wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to EconTalk on CZcams: czcams.com/channels/KAu-mTq7iZtKHK6QiBqKPA.html Subscribe to the audio episodes: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/econtalk...
Living With the Constitution (with A.J. Jacobs) 5/6/24
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The favorite EconTalk episodes for host Russ Roberts are when he and his guest have an unusually powerful connection such as his recent episode with Charles Duhigg, and the ones where he learns something mind-blowing, like Adam Mastroianni’s insight that you can’t reach the brain through the ears. Listen as Russ explains how he chooses guests, and why EconTalk has evolved to focus on things oth...
Become A Privateer
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Become A Privateer
Living By The Constitution
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Living By The Constitution
The Top EconTalk Conversations of 2023 (with Russ Roberts) 4/29/24
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The Top EconTalk Conversations of 2023 (with Russ Roberts) 4/29/24
Russ's Favorite Episodes
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Russ's Favorite Episodes
Seeking Immortality (with Paul Bloom) 4/22/24
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Seeking Immortality (with Paul Bloom) 4/22/24
Your AI Therapist Will See You Now
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Your AI Therapist Will See You Now
When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin)
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When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin)
Rituals Without Religion (with Michael Norton) 4/8/24
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Rituals Without Religion (with Michael Norton) 4/8/24
A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni) 4/1/24
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A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni) 4/1/24
Air Conditioning for Your Feelings
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Air Conditioning for Your Feelings
From the Shelf with Curator Arnold Kling: Brian Doherty 3/27/24
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From the Shelf with Curator Arnold Kling: Brian Doherty 3/27/24
"What Does 'Unbiased' Mean in the Digital World?" (with Megan McArdle) 4/25/24
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"What Does 'Unbiased' Mean in the Digital World?" (with Megan McArdle) 4/25/24
How Did Google's Gemini Get So Biased?
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How Did Google's Gemini Get So Biased?
Voices from Gaza (with Ahmed Alkhatib) 3/18/24
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Voices from Gaza (with Ahmed Alkhatib) 3/18/24
A Way Forward for Gaza
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A Way Forward for Gaza

Komentáře

  • @rocxylemmon8535
    @rocxylemmon8535 Před 2 hodinami

    I dont like hearing my doctor telling me he dont know whhy he being told how to treat his paitents, when he responsible for them.

  • @mikeboston421
    @mikeboston421 Před 3 hodinami

    Prasad is a foggin fraud, just call him Fauci junior

  • @patricksullivan4329
    @patricksullivan4329 Před 8 hodinami

    In 1948 Shirley Jackson published a story in The New Yorker, 'The Lottery' which is exactly about this subject.

  • @FlamingBasketballClub
    @FlamingBasketballClub Před 10 hodinami

    19:45-20:25 Historian and author Hillel Cohen would disagree with the idea that Israel didn't create Hamas. 🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @Kyzyl_Tuva
    @Kyzyl_Tuva Před 10 hodinami

    Love this one Russ. Girard’s “scapegoating” ideas are very compelling.

  • @JennaRight
    @JennaRight Před 14 hodinami

    He still believes the studies?

  • @F4R4D4Y
    @F4R4D4Y Před 2 dny

    Terrific conversation 👌

  • @nicolecrausen1957
    @nicolecrausen1957 Před 2 dny

    What a sad deflection from the truth.

  • @AccountingInstruction

    Very interesting. I would really like to buy the book on Audible at some point if you plan on putting it up. Maybe I'll check out your last book I see here. Thank you.

  • @speaktruth9313
    @speaktruth9313 Před 3 dny

    I like your content..but would love it if you’d put the words you say on the screen in English.. thanks..

  • @willosee
    @willosee Před 4 dny

    Fantastic

  • @jamesmcclure9872
    @jamesmcclure9872 Před 5 dny

    Professor Munger begins by talking about large price fluctuations, like the 1929 stock market price collapse, as an example of markets not getting prices right. Professor Roberts responds with a discussion of the Wright brothers' innovation and how it came about, but Roberts fails to fully enunciate why this augurs against Munger's case that Pigou was wiser than we give him credit for in arguing for bodies of experts to play greater roles. What I wish Roberts would have seen is that it is impossible for prices to be gotten right by anyone when there are with goods that have not yet been invented, no way for anyone to get the prices (of yet-to-be-invented goods) right. So Munger's emphasis of Pigou's desire to "get prices right" seems largely inapplicable to what Schumpeter considered the most essential process advantaging capitalism -- namely, creative destruction. I wonder if Pigou gave any thought to Schumpeter?

  • @davidcowan521
    @davidcowan521 Před 5 dny

    Oh geez this host is a simpleton. I thought this podcast was about economics not about blind political ideology.

  • @davidcowan521
    @davidcowan521 Před 5 dny

    The host is not a sophisticated thinker. He evidently has a very narrow US centric neoliberal ideology that blinds him to unbiased economic analysis

  • @KRGruner
    @KRGruner Před 5 dny

    What a complete joke. Keynes in there over Mises? LOL...And how DARE you even mention the name "Marx" in this context? Jesus, man, clown world indeed....

  • @eidemmahs5847
    @eidemmahs5847 Před 5 dny

    WOW!!! Thank you for your educational discussion in this show. I have been wondering for a long time, how the Jewish people ended up in the Holocaust! Thank you so much Russ and Haviv for your great show. I have learned so many interesting parts of the history. Well done! Keep up the good work! GOD bless 🙏 you both.

  • @c.kannanjanakiraman1751

    " COVID-19 a decoy for launching the mRNA LNP vaccine platform" There exists a parallel between severe illness from COVID and that of vaccine induced side effects. The common denominator is the over expression of the pathogenic spike protein and the inability of the host to eliminate it. In the case of the infection it is the systemic entry of the pathogen (modified virus used as a vector for the mRNA expressing the spike protein). Whereas in the case of the vaccine the successful and uncontrolled transfection of the lipoprotein coated mRNA resulting in acute and subacute injuries. And its integration into the host gene via reverse transcription resulting in more chronic and life long injuries (representing long covid post infection). One cannot rule out the fact that both the modified virus as vector for antigenic mRNA (SARS COV2) via inhalation and the mRNA LNP a alternative antigenic mRNA delivery formulation via injection, was an attempt to create and investigate a new form of vaccine delivery technology. The former became an infection going out of control in the test subjects resulting in a plandemic and the latter was repurposed into a possible treatment for the infection. The zoonosis theory and the lab leak theory have become a potential alibi for the above crime.. The entire pipeline of mRNA LNP based vaccines were well underway before the pandemic. The pandemic proved to be a feasible proof of concept evaluation and an opportunity for large clinical trial to convince the population and coerce the regulatory authorities to endorse this heinous technology.

  • @alanwood4968
    @alanwood4968 Před 5 dny

    It is all ugly and full of lies and people wanting to make a fast buck and others wanting to be power houses. Sorry you can all get screwed until you stop lying to other humans.

  • @shanem6869
    @shanem6869 Před 6 dny

    Great interview

  • @999boci
    @999boci Před 6 dny

    It is astonishing that you don't know anything about the foundation of Zionisme.Christians invented Zioinisme in 15th century.Read Martin Luther:The jews and their lies.Read your own heroes Herzl,Jabotinsky and mostly the real Torah.We were expelled from that land and we shall return when the Messiah returnes.

  • @user-ek7mb4ej5t
    @user-ek7mb4ej5t Před 7 dny

    Is there a such thing as the wrong price? Undesirable perhaps, but wrong? Not sure if that makes sense.

  • @wojciechuzdelewicz545

    great discussion

  • @markbirmingham6011
    @markbirmingham6011 Před 8 dny

    Comment for traction

  • @louelaine3680
    @louelaine3680 Před 8 dny

    President Trump was calling for a lift of all lockdowns in Easter 2020. "Masks" never prevented anything.

  • @louelaine3680
    @louelaine3680 Před 8 dny

    The drug companies all knew beforehand the experimental / untested "drug" did not prevent transmission. The narrative that the experimental "drug" did not actually prevent the virus, but prevented a more severe case of it, didn't come out until after the vast compliant majority began to get get the virus after 2 or more doses of the drug. When it was first rolled out, the propaganda was the drug actually PREVENTED the virus.

  • @FlamingBasketballClub

    Excellent quality analysis of government bureaucracy from Russ towards the end of this episode.

  • @nmk5003
    @nmk5003 Před 8 dny

    This whole talk was undermined once Roland Fryer advocated for school choice. The fact is that school "choice" is one of the major tools used to undermine teachers' unions and destroy public school districts. So, once you advocate for school choice, it is likely that both teachers and a large contingent of parents will likely distrust any and/or all of your suggested reforms.

  • @SagiNahor
    @SagiNahor Před 8 dny

    First here!

  • @knielson1201
    @knielson1201 Před 9 dny

    People LOST their jobs standing up for YOUR rights

  • @johnmurraydavis
    @johnmurraydavis Před 9 dny

    The position of these commentators makes me sick to my stomach.

  • @FRL2000
    @FRL2000 Před 9 dny

    You cried 60 days in a row?

  • @Licensed_To_Chill
    @Licensed_To_Chill Před 10 dny

    I agree with Yuval that members of Congress increasingly treat their job as a platform to complain about the other side, rather than as an obligation to negotiate with the other side. However, if you look at Congress over the last two years, that problem is almost entirely the fault of the extreme right wing. Republicans who make bipartisan deals with Democrats are viciously attacked in right-wing media. Republicans who screech and howl about how evil liberals are get all kinds of media attention (Boebert, Greene, Gaetz, etc.). It is mainly conservatives who are responsible for the breakdown of the institution of Congress. And that is mostly because they are scared to death of having to share power with the more left-leaning elements of society.

  • @RaveDave871
    @RaveDave871 Před 10 dny

    "💉saved many lives, you know" no i dont know actually. Odd no hard evidence ever provided for that claim

  • @lesjackson362
    @lesjackson362 Před 10 dny

    Wow, as soon as Mr. Roberts talked about wearing plastic baggies on his hands I was done listening. Absolutely no common sense. Extremely disappointed that Vinay would not have addressed such idiocy.

  • @nnndddccc
    @nnndddccc Před 10 dny

    "compared to what" is such a good question!

  • @ef2718
    @ef2718 Před 11 dny

    Year zero was 1400 years ago.

  • @ef2718
    @ef2718 Před 11 dny

    Haviv you are wrong. The first leader to bring the Israelis back to independence in Israel was Prophet Moses AS, he was the first Zionist leader, some 3300 years ago. The second in importance was Ezra the scribe 538 BC.

  • @ef2718
    @ef2718 Před 11 dny

    1400 years conflict.

  • @mudbone7706
    @mudbone7706 Před 12 dny

    But what about the costs of minority rule? If the winner of the Electoral College is frequently at odds with the winner of the popular vote it delegitimizes the representativeness of the system. Similarly with Congressional representation that results from gerrymandered elections and lifetime Supreme Court appointments made by a President who does not win the popular vote that are confirmed by a Senate that represents a minority of the population. At least with a president decided by a national popular vote everyone knows their vote is counted equally rather than the absurdity of the current system where people in smaller states have proportionally more say than those in larger states. Additionally, with a national popular vote, the political middle that politicians try to persuade would now be spread out nationally (likely concentrated in the suburbs/exurbs) rather than simply in the same handful of battleground states that get outsize attention and political favors/handouts.

    • @Kratos3779
      @Kratos3779 Před 10 dny

      Out of curiosity, why would the political middle become more distributed around the country with a popular vote? I would think geography determines people's political opinions. Or would the political middle change in the case of a popular vote?

    • @mudbone7706
      @mudbone7706 Před 10 dny

      @@Kratos3779 Every state is a mix of red, blue and purple voters. Even states that seem heavily Republican or Democratic are typically only 55/45 or 60/40, but in nearly every state the winner of that state gets all of the electoral votes even if the election was decided by only a single vote. If instead you had a national popular vote, then the votes of everyone counts toward the final tally and the persuadable middle voters that Mr. Levin is concerned would be important all across the country and not just in the handful of battleground states. At present, many of these swing voters are concentrated in the surburban and exurban areas, so suburban and exurban areas across the country would likely become important.

  • @angelozachos8777
    @angelozachos8777 Před 13 dny

    Mistakes ? 😂 Hundreds of Billions in profits is no mistake - its an achievement of epic proportions ECONTALK should be ashamed of continuing to play along with this chicanery

  • @Deveriell
    @Deveriell Před 13 dny

    Undoubtedly, the slave labor of Polish forced laborers in the Third Reich contributed to the post-war economic miracle in the Federal Republic of Germany.

  • @claravanrooyen4131
    @claravanrooyen4131 Před 14 dny

    Thankyou. It happened after research a product is good afterwards there is mentioned the product that they said was healthy is afterwards not so good and I also did made a mistake what I drink or took and should not . A person must be cautious what enter your body For health sake

  • @VeniVidiVid
    @VeniVidiVid Před 14 dny

    Wonderful distinction. And depending how we define “acting together”, I would argue that we rarely actually need to do either one. Freedom also means each individual can pursue his or her own goals (absent harming each other), and no consensus is required to coexist.

  • @patricksullivan4329
    @patricksullivan4329 Před 15 dny

    The Constitution was devised to make it difficult for anyone to get things done politically. The authors feared powered. Political competition differs from economic (business) competition by the absence in the former of a trade. In the latter, to get something someone else controls you have to convince them that you have something they'd rather have. Reciprocity. It's largely absent in politics. Indeed the motto in politics is, 'Don't get mad, get even.'.

  • @Kyzyl_Tuva
    @Kyzyl_Tuva Před 15 dny

    One of the best episodes this year. Yuval Levin is a national treasure. My input: The Commerce Clause has always been a quagmire but the Administrative State is a serious threat to our Constitutional system of “checks and balances.” Too much power in the Executive.

  • @tinyleopard6741
    @tinyleopard6741 Před 15 dny

    I like how he's a social scientist who has rigor in methodology and math, he loves the truth and seeks it, and cares enough to do rigorous relevant work outside of academia.

  • @FlamingBasketballClub

    59:00 The average American would disagree with this take. 🌝🌚

  • @matthewrogers7173
    @matthewrogers7173 Před 16 dny

    The most moving episode I’ve listened to. Amazing guest.

  • @thebigfist
    @thebigfist Před 17 dny

    You have to understand, Dr Prasad is considered to be " too radical" by some of the pro-vacciniacs out there.He has to straddle the line to save his elite academic face to his colleagues. Nevertheless, at least Dr Prasad will admit that many mistakes made whereas the vacciniacs will continue the propaganda that the vaccine was great , while denying the benefits from early therapeutic intervention that a small number of us implemented since March 2020, that not only saved lives but greatly minimized the progression to "Long COVID". Imprison those corrupt, incompetent, criminal vacciniacs!

    • @angelozachos8777
      @angelozachos8777 Před 13 dny

      Prasad is a snake that’s missing a backbone . There are MANY other credentialed professionals willing to speak the truth without “straddling”. Why are we wasting time with someone who isn't yet committed to the TRUTH ?

  • @elkegreiser1799
    @elkegreiser1799 Před 17 dny

    Prasad, I liked you very much and I listened to your podcast, but since I heard your "good" feelings of the vaccine I don't believe you anymore.