Binyamin Appelbaum on the editorial board of the New York Times as well as a reporter there. He is also the author of “The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society.” In this book & his work, Binyamin traces the rise of the economists, first in the United States and then around the globe, as their ideas reshaped the modern world, curbing government, unleashing corporations and hastening globalization. This episode focuses on economic consensus around positive vs normative approaches, whether political beliefs shape the intellectual inquiry or vice versa, the origins of the anti draft movement and the evolution of antitrust enforcement. Show Links: Guest Profile: Professional Profile at The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/opinion/editorialboard.html Binyamin Appelbaum’s Website: https://www.binyaminappelbaum.com/the-author Binyamin Appelbaum on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binyamin-appelbaum-0a66707/ Binyamin Appelbaum on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor His work: Columns at The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/by/binyamin-appelbaum Order Book: The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society: https://www.amazon.com/Economists-Hour-Prophets-Markets-Fracture/dp/031651232X