Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2025-04-04
Books mentioned on 628. Sludge, Part 2: Is Government the Problem, or the Solution?
There is no sludgier place in America than Washington, D.C.
Stephen Dubner discussed Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nudge
Nudge by Richard H.
Discussed“He is the University of Chicago economist who co-wrote the book Nudge and who helped popularize the word sludge as we've been using it over these past couple episodes.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Recoding America
“I wrote a book called Recoding America: Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.”