EconTalk host Russ Roberts does a monologue on how political discourse seems to have deteriorated in recent years and the growth in outrage, tribalism, and intolerance for those with different views from one's own. Roberts suggests that part of the problem is the revolution of the market for information caused by the i...

By Amy Willis

Can Left and Right agree that the American state has grown and that individual liberty has simultaneously been reduced? That is precisely what political scientist Patrick Deneen claims in his new book, Why Liberalism Failed, the subject of this week's episode. Deneen argues for a return to a smaller, more local, an...

Political Scientist and author Patrick Deneen of the University of Notre Dame talks about his book Why Liberalism Failed with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. By liberalism, Deneen means the modern enterprise--the push for self-actualization free of the constraints of tradition, family, and religion that typifies modern cul...

By Alice Temnick

Is economics flawed in telling the truth about our social interactions? In this week's episode, EconTalk host Russ Roberts talks to Arnold Kling about our moral world and tribalism by exploring social norms, formal institutions, our tribal instincts, and our unique human ability to cooperate. Please share your insights...