In today’s episode, Curt interviews Antony Davies & James Harrigan, author of the new book, "Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What That Means for Economics and Politics."

Antony Davies is the Milton Friedman Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and associate professor of economics at Duquesne University. The cohost of the weekly podcast Words & Numbers, he writes frequently for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and he also has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and many other publications. 

James R. Harrigan is the F. A. Hayek Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and director of education at the Freedom Center at the University of Arizona. He cohosts the Words & Numbers podcast and has written for the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and a host of other outlets. Previously, Dr. Harrigan served as dean of the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani; director of academic programs at the Institute for Humane Studies; and senior research fellow at Strata.