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Noreena Hertz on the Lonely Century

Published: Sept. 27, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

b'Author and economist Noreena Hertz of University College London talks about her book,\\xa0The Lonely Century,\\xa0with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hertz blames social media and the individualist,\\xa0pro-capitalism worldviews of leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan for the rise in loneliness in the developed world. Russ suggests some alternative causes. The result is a lively conversation about understanding and explaining social trends.'