A discussion with Niall Ferguson on 'The Square and the Tower'

Recorded on March 14, 2018

A discussion with Niall Ferguson on "The Square and the Tower"

The twenty-first century has been hailed as the Age of Networks. However, in new book “The Square and the Tower,” historian and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson argues that networks have always been with us. From the cults of ancient Rome to the dynasties of the Renaissance, from the founding fathers to Facebook, “The Square and the Tower” tells the story of the rise, fall and rise of networks, shows how network theory can transform our understanding of both the past and the present, and provides a brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we’re living through, as a struggle between old hierarchies and new social networks.

Jack Goldsmith and Niall Ferguson sit down for a discussion on the history of social networks.

[garywood]

Conservatives need to start making alternative platforms. That's the solution.

More mainstream conservatives need to start encouraging people to join social media sites like Gab.

[newyardleysinclair]

i thought this was a novel when I first took a glimpse of the cover at the store. Threw me for a loop because I know he usually writes history.

[asongslove]

His book's cover gave the solution.