

Lessons of the Great Depression
Andrew Ross Sorkin writes the business and policy newsletter DealBook for the New York Times and is co-anchor of Squawk Box on CNBC. He also has a historical bent, and has a new book out about the causes and consequences of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Sorkin speaks with Michael Lewis about how that crisis…

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“27:14 - I'm reminded of how Charlie Munger described 2008 as "hog heaven" compared to the 1930s.”
“Just listened to it on audible. Fantastically scary.”
“Never mind similarity with 1929 and 2008 the similarity with right now is self evident…”
“It's crazy that such a smart man can not even mention The Austrian School perspective of the Great Depression. Has he even read it? Or is he just so far in his political bubble that he doesn't explore other perspectives that can provide a l…”
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