civilization

发表于 2006-12-11 distinction legislation appropriate

Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks about the fundamental principles of economics and civilization: spontaneous order and law. Drawing on volume one …

Alan Wolfe on Liberalism

发表于 2009-05-11 wolfe classical liberalism

Alan Wolfe, Professor of Political Science at Boston College and author of The Future of Liberalism, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about liberalism. Wol…

Virginia Postrel on Textiles and the Fabric of Civilization

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Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about her book The Fabric of Civilization and How Textiles Made the World with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Postrel …

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

发表于 2025-11-11 backing argue towels

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? Listen as political …

The Unseen Work: Stewart Brand on Maintenance and Civilization

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What does a lone sailor circling the globe have to do with the fall of empires, the Model T, and the rise of AI? Everything--because maintenance, the quiet act …

AI policy wonks declare 'sovereign agents' a threat to civilization

发表于 2026-11-04 sovereign policy civilization

These are AI agents that operate outside of human control and 'pursue open-ended, evolving survival'