Episode · EconTalk · 2022-09-12
Russ Roberts & David McRaney: books mentioned on EconTalk
David McRaney on How Minds Change
To the Founding Fathers it was free libraries. To the 19th century rationalist philosophers it was a system of public schools.
Russ Roberts recommended The Three Languages of Politics by Arnold Kling, and discussed How Minds Change by David McRaney.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How Minds Change
How Minds Change by David McRaney is a nonfiction book exploring the psychology of persuasion, belief formation, and how people alter their deeply held viewpoints.
Discussed“and i i think it's also in um robert burton's book that you you reference burton in your book”
Where to get it
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The Three Languages of Politics
The Three Languages of Politics by Arnold Kling is a thought-provoking nonfiction book that examines how progressives, conservatives, and libertarians rely on fundamentally different moral frameworks and linguistic lenses to interpret political events.
Recommended“i just want to put a plug in for arnold kling's book the three languages of politics which does one version of this are trying to get people to see how political disagreement is not over the facts”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged How Minds Change
“his latest book and topic for today's conversation is how minds change the surprising science of belief opinion and persuasion”