The Importance of Sharing What's Right

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Duke University economics professor David Frum says he has a moral imperative to explain something to someone. He's been listening to all 770 episodes of his econ talk podcast, and one that sticks out in his mind is the one with Peter Singer. "I've had kind of an earth shaking. I'm fully absorbed," Dr. Frum said.

Economist and author Michael Munger of Duke University talks about human wants and desires with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Human beings have desires about our desires. Can we change what we want? And how should economists and normal human beings think about doing the right thing, what we often call morality? Is acting morally self-interested behavior or is it possible to act selflessly?