Are we on the road to serfdom?
Summary
Hosts Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Iglesias discuss Friedrich Hayek’s *The Road to Serfdom*, analyzing his argument that central planning inevitably leads to totalitarianism. They contextualize the book’s 1944 publication during WWII and debate its relevance to modern politics, including debates over Uber, rural electrification, and university autonomy. The hosts critique Hayek’s slippery slope logic while acknowledging his insights on economic freedom and the dangers of discretionary government intervention.
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