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Zach Carter on the Life and Legacy of John Maynard Keynes

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 1 p.m.

After reading Zach Carter\u2019s intellectual biography of Keynes earlier this year, Tyler declared that the book would qualify \u201cwithout reservation\u201d as one of the best of the year. Tyler\u2019s assessment proved common, as the book would soon become a New York Times bestseller and later be declared one of the ten best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. In the book, Carter not only traces Keynes\u2019 intellectual achievements throughout his lifetime, but also shows how those ideas have lasted long after him, making him one of the most influential economists who\u2019s ever lived.

Zach joined Tyler to discuss what Keynes got right \u2013 and wrong\xa0\u2013 about the Treaty of Versailles, how working in the India Office influenced his economic thinking, the seemingly strange paradox of his \u201cliberal imperialism,\u201d the elusive central message of The General Theory, the true extent of Keynes\u2019 interest in eugenics, why he had a conservative streak, why Zach loves Samuel Delaney\u2019s novel Nova, whether Bretton Woods was doomed to fail, the Enlightenment intuitions behind early defenses of the gold standard, what\u2019s changed since Zach became a father, his next project, and more.

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Recorded October 29th, 2020

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