Episode · EconTalk · 2025-11-10

Russ Roberts & Anthony Gill: books mentioned on EconTalk

Shampoo, Property Rights, and Civilization (with Anthony Gill)

2 books · With Anthony Gill · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Why is it okay to take the little shampoo bottles in hotels home with you but not the towels? And what stops people from taking the towels?

Anthony Gill discussed Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 3 by F. A. Hayek. Russ Roberts discussed Evil by Roy F. Baumeister and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 3

   Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 3

   F. A. Hayek · at 25:25

   Discussed

   “And Hayek has written some really great stuff on this in law, legislation, liberty about the evolution of norms.”

   Anthony Gill Shampoo, Property Rights, and Civilization (with Anthony Gill) 2025-11-10 Listen at 25:25

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   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
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   Evil

   Roy F. Baumeister; Aaron Beck · at 51:41

   Evil by Roy F. Baumeister and Aaron Beck is a profound and disturbing psychological exploration of human violence, cruelty, and the ways in which perpetrators perceive their own harmful actions.

   Discussed

   “The book by Roy Balmeister called Evil. It says it's called Evil Inside Human Violence and Cruelty.”

   Russ Roberts Shampoo, Property Rights, and Civilization (with Anthony Gill) 2025-11-10 Listen at 51:41

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon