The Story of Russ and the Trees

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The story is about a man who wants to get the best possible deal for himself. He takes advantage of his landowner by lying and deceiving him in order to make an even greater profit. The word snow is mentioned an extraordinary number of times, as is the word wind or windy. And if you do read the story, i recommend that you read it in a warm place, ideal yiu, with a big fire blazing,. because you are going to get cold reading the story.

Physician and careful reader Richard Gunderman of Indiana University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how Adam Smith and Leo Tolstoy looked at greed. Drawing on Tolstoy's short story, "Master and Man," and adding some Thomas Hobbes along the way, Gunderman argues that a life well-lived requires us to rise above our lower desires. Join Gunderman and Roberts for a sleigh ride into a snowy blizzard, where you won't find your way by following rules, but rather by recognizing what needs to be seen.