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Lars Doucet on the Dwarkesh Podcast
A widely-recommended long-form podcast conversation introducing Georgism through Lars Doucet — among the best single-sitting introductions to the ideas.
Summary
In this 2023 episode of the Dwarkesh Podcast, host Dwarkesh Patel interviews Lars Doucet about Georgism, land value taxation, and assessment. At roughly 1h40m, it is frequently recommended as the best single-sitting introduction to the modern Georgist case.
Why It Matters
The conversation covers the whole arc — why land is economically distinct, whether values are large enough to matter, the incidence and assessment objections, and practical implementation. Patel credited it with changing how he thinks about value creation. As accessible audio, it has been a major on-ramp for newcomers.
Sources
- "Lars Doucet — Georgism, Land, and the Housing Theory of Everything," Dwarkesh Podcast (2023). dwarkesh.com · YouTube