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Interesting Times: Why Are We Still Driving?

May 29, 202658 min · 10,236 words

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The “Hard Fork” team is taking a break this week as we prepare for our upcoming live show in San Francisco. While we’re away, we’re bringing you a recent episode of “Interesting Times” with Ross Douthat that we really enjoyed. In this episode, Ross talks with Andrew Miller, writer of the transportation policy newsletter “Changing Lanes” and co-author of the book “The End of Driving.” Together, they explore the potential benefits of driverless cars — from f…

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The libertarian states are, you know, building the gallows on which human agency and independence will eventually be hanged.

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