The Balance of Responsibility and Responsibility in the American Debate

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I believe that a good human being has certain responsibilities, but I also understand that everybody wants to carry them out. The big problem is how do you handle the irresponsible bad people and you need the same rules for everybody? How do you keep the quote, bad people from harming us without infringing on what feels like the freedom of the good people? You know, at that point, it's a criminal cartel and must be called out.

Journalist and author Sebastian Junger talks about his book, Freedom, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. The book and conversation are based on a 400-mile walk Junger took with buddies along railroad rights-of-way, evading police, railroad security, and other wanderers. Junger discusses the ever-present tension between the human desire to be free and the desire to be interconnected and part of something. Along the way, Junger talks about the joy of walking, the limits of human endurance, war, and why the more powerful, better-equipped military isn't always the winner.