{"product_id":"the-big-myth-how-american-business-taught-us-to-loathe-government-and-love-the-free-market-9781639734641","title":"The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism . . . and how we can change, before it's too late.\"-\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling authors of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e offer a profound, startling history of one of America's most tenacious-and destructive-false ideas: the myth of the \"free market.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their landmark book \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway revealed the origins of climate change denial. Now, they unfold the truth about another disastrous dogma: the \"magic of the marketplace.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with \"big government\" and up with unfettered markets. With trenchant archival evidence, Oreskes and Conway document campaigns to rewrite textbooks, combat unions, and defend child labor. They detail the ploys that turned hardline economists Friedrich von Hayek and Milton Friedman into household names; recount the libertarian roots of the Little House on the Prairie books; and tune into the General Electric-sponsored TV show that beamed free-market doctrine to millions and launched Ronald Reagan's political career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the 1970s, this propaganda was succeeding. Free market ideology would define the next half-century across Republican \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Democratic administrations, giving us a housing crisis, the opioid scourge, climate destruction, and a baleful response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Only by understanding this history can we imagine a future where markets will serve, not stifle, democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11821027\"\u003eNaomi Oreskes\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10768799\"\u003eErik M. Conway\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.17w x 1.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639734641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639734643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS016000\"\u003eConsumer Behavior | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS029000\"\u003eFree Enterprise \u0026amp; Capitalism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036000\"\u003eUnited States | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Oreskes\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Her opinion pieces have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets. Her TED talk, \"Why We Should Trust Scientists,\" was viewed more than a million times. \u003cb\u003eErik M. Conway\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of science and technology and works for the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of seven books and dozens of articles and essays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48453760221421,"sku":"9781639734641","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_b175c6db-b0c4-406b-85cc-0e5de861f513.jpg?v=1753491046","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-big-myth-how-american-business-taught-us-to-loathe-government-and-love-the-free-market-9781639734641","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}