Professor Muller is one of the most well-read and insightful thinkers on capitalism. In this episode, we talk about the phenomenon of capitalism, what it is, and why people misunderstand it. From here, our insightful talk moves on to the aspects of self-interest and pro-social behavior. We also talk about the tyranny of matrixes, conservative critiques of capitalism, and finally, Jews and their unique relation to commercial society.

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Muller, J. Z. (2018). The Tyranny of Metrics. Princeton University Press.

Muller, J. Z. (2010). Capitalism and the Jews. Princeton University Press.

Muller, J. Z. (2002). The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought. Knopf.