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The Human Hive

The Reith Lectures

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Introduction

This year's lectures, titled the rule of law and its enemies, are given by the economic historian, professor neil ferguson. We should expect a few fireworks, because neil f Ferguson is not frightened of creating a stir. What the media want from a public intellectual, he said, is somebody who is absolutely certain of his views. But as a teacher, my strategy is to encourage questioning. Well, here at the l s e, we have an audience of historians and economists, both students and experts, to question him once he's delivered the first of his four lectures. It's called the human hive.

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