BB17: How States Use Fear to Foment Mass Hysteria with Philipp Bagus

How States Foment Mass Hysteria with Philipp Bagus

Ever since reading The Crucible in tenth grade, I have always been quite interested in the phenomenon of mass hysteria. I almost started a podcast on the subject, chronicling history’s hysterias. As it turns out, I’m not much of a hystorian (though I do secretly hope someone steals the idea).

When I heard today’s guest, Philipp Bagus, had co-authored a paper on the current mass hysteria surrounding the covid-19 pandemic, I needed to talk to him. I know you’ll enjoy and be enlightened by this brief chat!

Philipp Links

• Philipp’s paper, Covid-19 and the Political Economy of Mass Hysteria, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

• Philipp’s personal site

• Philipp’s author page at Mises dot org

• The German Ministry of the Interior paper mentioned, the title of which translates to “How We Get Covid-19 Under Control”, and the body of which is entirely in German (you have been warned)

• Phollow Philipp on Twitter

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