📚 8 Books mentioned in "Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitalism, Freedom | Lex Fridman Podcast #457" of Lex Fridman Podcast

But can we stay in the mythic register with "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged?"

Lex Fridman asks about memorable moments from Ayn Rand's novels 'The Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged'.

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She supported the institute, to do "Free to Choose," and she really wrote "Capitalism and Freedom."

Jennifer Burns mentions Rose Friedman's role in encouraging Milton Friedman's public work, including the book 'Free to Choose'.

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There's a lot of things to say here. So first, the book we're talking about is the "A Monetary History of the United States," in part for which Milton Friedman won the Nobel Prize.

Lex Fridman explicitly names the book by Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz and mentions its significance for Friedman's Nobel Prize.

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You know, people say that to me sometimes about certain books like Rand, but also about "The Alchemist."

Lex Fridman mentions 'The Alchemist' as a book that people say changed their life, comparing its impact to Ayn Rand's books.

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People would say things like, "I read 'The Fountainhead,' and now I'm getting a divorce," you know?

Jennifer Burns shares anecdotes from fan letters to Ayn Rand, quoting someone who read 'The Fountainhead' and decided to get a divorce.

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And so he writes this book that becomes incredibly famous, "The Road to Serfdom," basically saying, taking these steps towards a planned economy or an economy that's a modified form of capitalism is going to, could, he's very clear that this is not an inevitability.

Jennifer Burns discusses F.A. Hayek's famous book and its argument against planned economies.

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Classical economics does not really use math, is very close to political economy. It's concerned with, as Smith puts it, "The wealth of nations."

Jennifer Burns quotes Adam Smith, mentioning the title of his famous work.

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You mentioned "We the Living" is one of the books that you like of hers the most.

Lex Fridman mentions 'We the Living' as a book by Ayn Rand that Jennifer Burns particularly likes.

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