The Big Myth: Loathing Government and Loving the ‘Free’ Market

<p><span>Mike talks with Harvard historian of science Naomi Oreskes and Cal Tech historian of science Erik Conway. They&#39;ve -coauthored a number of books including </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured-ebook/dp/B003RRXXO8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1F2NIWUCXXIN7&keywords=merchants+of+doubt&qid=1683059875&s=books&sprefix=merchants+of+doubt%2Cstripbooks%2C76&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow"><em>Merchants of Doubt</em></a><span>, and </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Collapse-Western-Civilization-View-Future/dp/023116954X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683059906&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow"><em>The Collapse of Western Civilization</em></a><span>. Their latest book is </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Big-Myth-American-Business-Government/dp/1635573572" rel="nofollow"><em>The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market</em></a><span>, which is the focus of this discussion.</span></p><p><strong>Topics Mike, Naomi, and Erik discuss include:</strong></p><p><span>- the Big Myth and the Tripod of Freedom</span></p><p><span> - why power companies once argued </span><em>against </em><span>electric power</span></p><p> - government regulation and fears of communism</p><p> - Friedrich Hayek and the influence of <em>The Road to Serfdom</em><span> </span></p><p> - fear of government vs fear of markets</p><p> - the Big Myth and our response to COVID-19</p><p> - the Big Myth and climate change</p><p> - combatting the Big Myth (for those who believe it’s a myth)</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NaomiOreskes" rel="nofollow"><strong>Naomi Oreskes on Twitter</strong></a></p><p><strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/ErikMConway" rel="nofollow"><strong>Erik Conway on Twitter</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Politics Guys</strong><strong> on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/politicsguyspage" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow"><strong>Twitter</strong><