The Law and the Constitution in the Hayekian World

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In the Hayekian Buchanan, it's like there's three things. There's constitution legislation and law in theHayekian world. Law are the norms, the expectations that arise,. The patterns that arise that allow us to make our plans and act accordingly. And the paved path would be the Constitution. Is that okay? Am I okay there? That's absolutely okay.

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?