{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Binyamin Appelbaum on *The Economists\u2019 Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society*","description":"Binyamin Appelbaum is the lead writer on business and economics for the editorial board of The New York Times, and he was previously a Washington correspondent for The Times covering the Federal Reserve and other aspects of economic policy. Binyamin is also a returning guest to the show, and joins today to talk about his new book, *The Economists\u2019 Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society*. David and Binyamin also discuss Milton Friedman\u2019s influence on economic thought during the postwar era, the history of the emergence of supply side economics, and the consequences that have arisen from committing too strongly to free market principles. &amp;nbsp; Transcript for the episode:  https:\/\/www.mercatus.org\/bridge\/podcasts\/11182019\/binyamin-appelbaum-economists%E2%80%99-hour-false-prophets-free-markets-and &amp;nbsp; Binyamin\u2019s Twitter: @BCAppelbaum Binyamin\u2019s New York Times profile: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/binyamin-appelbaum &amp;nbsp; Related Links: &amp;nbsp; *The Economists\u2019 Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society* by Binyamin Appelbaum  https:\/\/www.littlebrown.com\/titles\/binyamin-appelbaum\/the-economists-hour\/9780316512329\/ &amp;nbsp; *Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country* by William Greider  https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Secrets-of-the-Temple\/William-Greider\/9780671675561 &amp;nbsp; *More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources - and What Happens Next* by Andrew McAfee  https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/More-from-Less\/Andrew-McAfee\/9781982103576 &amp;nbsp; David\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"http:\/\/macromarketmusings.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12070607\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/57820496"}