I'm mainly in the United States because I trust the institutions here a little more than I trust them elsewhere. The fundamental questions of the human heart and our ability to get along with each other, I don't think we've got any better at that. If you walk around like Sumatra and just ask how obsessed are people with creating a wealthier society, I suspect it's not nearly enough. And the question of what's a meaningful human life, it's diffused, it's difficult. We're not going to solve it. But just the kind of lives out there that can be fully expressed seems like so much richer now than when I was a kid.
Author and economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks about his book, Big Business, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Cowen argues that big corporations in America are underrated and under-appreciated. He even defends the financial sector while adding some caveats along the way. This is a lively and contrarian look at a timely issue.