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15 Oct 2025 Conversations with Tyler George Selgin on the New Deal, Regime Uncertainty, and What Really Ended the Great Depression

“I am proud to announce I have read all of George’s books, and they are all definitely worth reading.”

— Tyler Cowen

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Tyler Cowen
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15 Oct 2025
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Conversations with Tyler

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…Hello, everyone. Today, I’m chatting with George Selgin. This is an episode of Conversations with Tyler, but we’re holding it at the Cato Institute. George has worked for Cato. I’m a longtime associate, still on their advisory board. I thank Cato, our host, and we’re both honored to be here. I’ve known George well over 40 years, which I find stunning. I first learned of him through his work on free banking. He was at NYU as a grad student, and I lived nearby. He and I have had fruitful discussions for a long time, but we’ve never taped anything. He has a new book out called False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947. It is the best book on its topic. I am proud to announce I have read all of George’s books, and they are all definitely worth reading. George, welcome. Thank you, Tyler. Very pleased to be back here at Cato and to have a chance to have this conversation with you.…

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