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The Economists’ Hour

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What’s it about?

A gripping history of how a cadre of free-market economists seized control of American policy, reshaping society with devastating consequences.

You’ll learn

  • How economists gained unprecedented power
  • The human cost of the war on inflation
  • Why deregulation led to financial crisis
  • The dangers of cost-benefit analysis