The Optimist's Perspective on the Current Moment

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"I'm much more unmoored than I used to be and much less confident that things are going to turn out well," he says. "When I have just like living in history, it will just be or feel chaotic from here on out." He's an optimist who thinks productivity growth has slowed down but also think it will come back up again.

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.