capitalism
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FreakonomicsMar 25, 2026In a Driverless World: The Economic and Social Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Human Labor
TechnologyAutonomous vehicles (AVs)Gig economyMarket disruptionTaxi medallions
barryseconomicsDec 28, 2025Is This Even Capitalism? Reinterpreting Adam Smith's Vision for a Fairer Economy
EconomicsCapitalismInvisible HandWealth of NationsMonopoly
NewEconomicThinkingNov 19, 2025Capitalism's Global Genesis: State Power, Slavery, and the Cotton Revolution
HistoryCapitalismMarketsEconomic growthHuman productivity- NewEconomicThinkingNov 5, 2025
The Inseparable Link Between Economics and History: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Challenges
EconomicsInterdisciplinary dialogueEconomic historyMicro histories of climate changeMethane emissions - barryseconomicsOct 19, 2025
How the Rich Hijacked Evolution: Debunking 'Survival of the Fittest' and Advocating for Cooperation
EconomicsSurvival of the fittestEvolutionMotivated reasoningConfirmation bias - barryseconomicsJul 31, 2025
The Truth About Minimum Wage and the Ethical Critique of Profit
EconomicsMinimum wageProfit motiveLabor exploitationFair compensation 
PredictiveHistoryJun 5, 2025The Birth and Evolution of the Nation-State: Religious, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Origins
HistoryNation-stateSovereigntyNational identityProtestant Reformation- PredictiveHistoryMar 27, 2025
The Protestant Reformation: From Religious Anxiety to the Birth of Capitalism
HistoryOrthodoxyHierarchyJustification by WorksHypocrisy 
lexfridmanJan 19, 2025Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitalism, Freedom, and the Evolution of Ideas
EconomicsIndividualismCollectivismCapitalismRationalism- PredictiveHistoryDec 28, 2024
Constantine's Monotheistic Revolution: The Genesis of Modernity and its Philosophical Underpinnings
HistoryMonotheismMonismIntellectual RevolutionChristian Tradition 
hubermanlabDec 16, 2024The Life of Science, Curiosity, and Meaning: A Conversation with Dr. Bernardo Huberman
Self-DevelopmentRelativity TheoryChaos TheoryQuantum ComputingSocial Computing- lexfridmanAug 30, 2024
Cenk Uygur on Progressive Politics, Democratic Capitalism vs. Corporatism, and the Dangers of Power Vacuums
EconomicsProgressivismPopulismEstablishment (politics)Center-left - PredictiveHistoryMay 31, 2024
Putin's War for the Soul of Russia: War as a Tool for Societal Rejuvenation and the Battle Against Western Consumerism
GeopoliticsTotal WarSocietal MobilizationCorruptionAlcoholism - NewEconomicThinkingMay 22, 2024
The Gilded Rise of China: Unpacking Modernization's Dual Nature and Historical Parallels
GeopoliticsChina's risegeopolitical eventcapitalismmodernization 
EconomicsExplainedAug 20, 2023Comparative Economic Systems: Testing Capitalism vs. Communism Through Economic Twins
EconomicsMicroeconomicsMacroeconomicsScientific Method in EconomicsControlling Variables- EconomicsExplainedMay 30, 2023
Don't Underestimate the German Economy: Rhein Capitalism and its Resilient Model
EconomicsRhein capitalismSocial market economyCapitalismSocial welfare - NewEconomicThinkingMar 22, 2023
The Big Myth of Market Fundamentalism: How American Business Shaped Our View of Freedom
EconomicsMarket FundamentalismPropaganda CampaignMarket FailureChild Labor - EconomicsExplainedJan 5, 2023
The Evolving Science of Economics: Beyond Capitalism and Towards Future Prosperity
EconomicsCentral economic problemUnlimited desires, limited resourcesResource allocationCapitalism - NewEconomicThinkingDec 28, 2022
The New School's Enduring Legacy: A Century of Heterodox Economic Thought and Interdisciplinary Inquiry
EconomicsAlternative thoughtDeeply theoretical inquiryAcademic freedomHierarchical power arrangement - lexfridmanDec 22, 2022
Bhaskar Sunkara on Democratic Socialism, Communism, and the Future of Economic Systems
EconomicsDemocratic SocialismCapitalismCommunismSocial Democracy - hubermanlabNov 28, 2022
Navigating Conflict, Purpose, and the Human Experience: Lex Fridman's Reflections from Ukraine
PhilosophyGenerational HateGeopolitical TensionPropaganda MachineHuman Experience - lexfridmanOct 24, 2022
Kanye 'Ye' West on Engineering, History, and Societal Control
PsychologyEngineering (as a core discipline)Subjectivity vs. ObjectivityTrauma EconomySocial Engineering - lexfridmanOct 7, 2022
The Chess World's Evolution: Cheating, AI, and the Future of Grandmaster Competition with GothamChess
PsychologyELO ratingStockfishchess.comLichess - EconomicsExplainedAug 29, 2022
Limitless Economic Growth in a Finite World: The Path to Sustainable Prosperity
EconomicsScarcityEconomic GrowthGross Domestic Product (GDP)Material Productivity - lexfridmanAug 29, 2021
Wojciech Zaremba on OpenAI's GPT-3, Codex, the Nature of Intelligence, Consciousness, and the Future of AI
TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)GPT-3OpenAI CodexGitHub Copilot - lexfridmanFeb 15, 2021
Jason Calacanis on Wall Street Bets, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Financeangel investing philosophydemocratization of financedistributed systemsmarket stress testing - lexfridmanOct 22, 2020
George Hotz on Hacking the Simulation, AI, Immortality, and Scaling Ethereum
TechnologyFermi ParadoxDrake EquationWireheadingVon Neumann Probe - EconomicsExplainedOct 11, 2020
The Paradox of Unprofitable Companies: Why Zombie Businesses Are Winning in 2020
FinanceProfitZombie companiesS&P 500Business life cycle - NewEconomicThinkingAug 26, 2020
The Interplay of Moral Psychology, Social Media, and the Crisis of Ideas on College Campuses
PsychologyMoral psychologyPolitical polarizationCulture warEmotional dog and rational tail - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Elaine Brown on the Limited Role of Art in Activism, Systemic Injustice, and Building Economic Self-Determination in Oakland
PsychologyCultural activismSystemic oppressionRecidivismPrison industrial complex - EconomicsExplainedJul 2, 2020
Adam Smith: The Grandfather of Economics and the Foundations of Modern Wealth
EconomicsMercantilismZero-sum gameValue addingProduction - EconomicsExplainedJan 19, 2020
The Paradox of Prosperity: South Africa's Extreme Inequality and Economic Decline
EconomicsHuman Development Index (HDI)Gini coefficientIncome Gini figuresWealth Gini figures - NewEconomicThinkingSep 11, 2019
The Economics of Conspicuous Consumption, Positional Goods, and Artificial Scarcity
EconomicsConspicuous ConsumptionPositional GoodsArtificial ScarcityNatural Scarcity - EconomicsExplainedAug 8, 2019
The Player-Driven Economy and GDP Calculation of EVE Online's Virtual Nations
EconomicsMassively Multiplayer Online Game (MMO)Player-driven economyIn-game nations/sovereign alliancesMonthly Economic Report (MER) - NewEconomicThinkingSep 26, 2018
The Cult of Neo-Classical Economics and the Quest for a Realistic Monetary Model
EconomicsNeo-classical economicsEquilibrium approachMyth-ematicsComplex systems models - NewEconomicThinkingJun 27, 2018
Reclaiming Capitalism: Deconstructing the Illusion of an Unchangeable System
EconomicsCapitalism as an illusionNaturalization of marketsSocial construction of marketsNeoconservatism 
psychacksMoney as Incentivized Altruism: A Psychological and Economic Defense of Capitalism
EconomicsIncentivized altruismSocially fabricated fictionPro-social behaviorSelf-interest- lexfridman
Philosophy of Money, Sovereignty, and Bitcoin from First Principles
EconomicsSovereigntyDecentralized financeBitcoin philosophyMoney as an extension of mind - lexfridman
Alex Gladstein on Bitcoin, Human Rights, and Resisting Authoritarianism in the Digital Age
GeopoliticsNegative rightsPositive rightsAuthoritarian regimesHuman rights - psychacks
The Entitlement Fallacy: Why 'His Money Is My Money' Is Modern Slavery and an Assault on Freedom
PsychologyEntitlementNatural rightDisembodied laborAbstraction of physicality
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