Russ roberts talks about the transition between memorialday and independence day. Econ talk is part of the library of economics and liberty at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. You can comment on today's podgasalk by e-mailing roberts@carruthersun.com.
In October 1973, an unhappy Leonard Cohen was listening to the radio on his Greek island home when he heard that Israel was at war. He headed to Tel Aviv, exchanging a personal and creative crisis for a national one. Absent a plan and even a guitar, Cohen wound up serenading Israeli soldiers at the front. Journalist Matti Friedman talks about his book Who by Fire with EconTalk host Russ Roberts and explains how a songwriter and a nation were transformed in the crucible of war.