Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2017-06-08
Books mentioned on 290. He’s One of the Most Famous Political Operatives in America. America Just Doesn’t Know It Yet.
Steve Hilton was the man behind David Cameron's push to remake British politics. Things didn't work out so well there.
Stephen Dubner discussed The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek and More Human by Steve Hilton and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom by F.
Discussed“He read Hayek's famous book, The Road to Serfdom, and was inspired by it. And that book argues that the – basically that the measures that were undertaken to win the war, the kind of centralization of the economy and the growth of government, would inexorably lead to the enslavement of society”
Where to get it
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More Human
Discussed“He recently wrote a book about this. It's called More Human. Hilton complains that our food, our education, our health care are, quote, provided by anonymous, distant, industrialized machines.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing More Human
“Reading your book and knowing that you're launching this TV show, I think I would be foolish not to at least entertain the thought that you may want to run for office someday. Do you?”
Passing More Human
“That was Steve Hilton, his TV show, The Next Revolution, his book, More Human, his attitude, cautiously optimistic, I'd say.”