# Arthur Herman

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S8 Ep1179: Arthur Herman explains the American founders were heavily influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, particularly the ideas of Dav

Arthur Herman explains the American founders were heavily influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, particularly the ideas of David Hume and Adam Smith regarding the pursuit of happiness. This subjective right was prioritized over property to potentially allow for the future abolition of slavery. T…

S8 Ep1179: Arthur Herman recounts the historic 1896 meeting where Henry Ford pitched his internal combustion engine to a skeptical Thomas Ed

Arthur Herman recounts the historic 1896 meeting where Henry Ford pitched his internal combustion engine to a skeptical Thomas Edison. Edison's encouragement served as the catalyst for Ford's revolution in American transportation. This industrial transformation was further enabled by John D. Rockef…

Arthur Herman, Part Two Spans the 20th and 21st centuries

Arthur Herman, Part Two: This segment spans the 20th and 21st centuries, examining how the bold "founder mindset" conflicts with cautious "manager" mentalities. Herman discusses Woodrow Wilson's failed, heavily bureaucratized WWI mobilization in contrast to FDR's highly successful private-sector ap…

Founders Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump - Arthur Herman,

Arthur Herman, author of Founders Fire, Part One: Herman introduces the "Founder" archetype in American history, characterized by vision, bias toward action, and high risk tolerance. Tracing this from George Washington at the 1787 Constitutional Convention to Rufus Putnam establishing the anti-slav…

Episode 906: Is Capitalism White Supremacy?

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Dan discuss Vance’s answer to accusations of antisemitism, Talarico’s linking of capitalism to white supremacy, and California’s wealth tax.   Editor's Picks:  Rich: Andrew McCarthy’s piece, “Mamdani’s Intifada”  Charlie: Yuval Levin’s piece, “Barking …

Unleashing America's Industrial Wartime Might - Arthur Herman

CAPTION: B-24 CALIFORNIAUnleashing America's Industrial Wartime MightArthur Herman, author of Freedom's Forge, chronicles how American private enterprise mobilized to win World War II. The narrative centers on two key figures: Bill Knudsen of General Motors and master builder Henry Kaiser. Knudsen,…

The airline CEO putting Starlink on every plane

Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, joins John and Ben Thompson to break down the airline business and United’s contrarian bets shaping commercial aviation.  Scott details United’s massive COVID fleet expansion while competitors shrank, why customer surveys are useless for predicting the future, a…