Tyler Cowen to Discuss Conrad’s ‘Nostromo’ with Richard Hanania
The Story
An unnamed writer on Marginal Revolution, who will be doing a conversation with Richard Hanania, stated they agreed to mostly discuss Joseph Conrad’s novel Nostromo. Hanania has a new book titled Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster, but the writer said a conversation about that book would not be interesting.
Key Facts
- A writer on Marginal Revolution announced a planned conversation with Richard Hanania.
- Hanania has a new book called Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster.
- The writer described liking the book and providing a blurb for it.
- The writer and Hanania agreed to focus the conversation on Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo instead of Hanania’s book.
- The writer said discussing the book would involve “too much beating up on the stupidities of other people.”
Conflicting Reports
No conflicting reports identified in the source article.
Still Unclear
- Why the writer believes discussing Hanania’s book would be uninteresting compared to Conrad’s novel.
- Who the unnamed writer is.
Misconceptions
No widespread misconceptions addressed in the source article.
Key Figures
- Richard Hanania (author of Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster)
- Unnamed writer (the person conducting the conversation)
Sources: marginalrevolution.com
