Why do Americans love the free market so much? In The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market, authors Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway document early 20th century campaigns to rewrite textbooks, combat unions, and defend child labor.
“We’re not saying that government is perfect, or that government always works well, or that government is always efficient,” Naomi Oreskes tells Esty Dinur on A Public Affair. “But what we’re saying is that we’ve been fed a bill of goods about the inefficiency of government and the power of the marketplace, when the reality is much more balanced.” Naomi joins the show to talk about the history of the propaganda that promoted the free market and how that plays out in today’s world.
Naomi Oreskes is a Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. She is the author of the best-selling book, Merchants of Doubt, which is also co-authored by Erik M. Conway. Oreskes is a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action.
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