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Michael Munger on Slavery and Racism
Michael Munger · 1 hr 8 min
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Visit EconTalkWhy it’s worth your time
Two economists who normally argue about markets sit with an uncomfortable question: what does economics get wrong when it treats a moral catastrophe as an efficiency problem? The conversation is patient, self-questioning, and never reaches for a slogan.
Listen for this question
Where does your favourite framework stop being able to explain the thing in front of you?
Best way to listen
Somewhere you can stop and rewind — this one earns a second listen of its middle third.
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Pick one idea you hold confidently and write the strongest case against it.
Who it’s for: Anyone who suspects that the tidy models they were taught leave something important out.
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