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Feb 2021
1h 24m

32. Anarchy in Health

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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How would the free market have handled a respiratory illness? After a year of evidence, including my personal experience with the illness, we discuss the effectiveness of individual and public health precautions and interventions. We examine the difference in approach through the lens of Mises' calculation problem. What economic problems face public health a ... Show More
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