Leo Rosten interviews Friedrich A. Hayek (Part I)

Friedrich A. Hayek talks with Leo Rosten about his political writings. In particular, Dr. Hayek discusses the writing of The Road to Serfdom and its subsequent reception. The development of complex societies, along with reactions and failures thereof, and Marxism and socialism are explored. The importance of constitutions and the evolution of democracies with interest groups are also examined. Finally, Hayek and Rosten discuss mass media and journalism as critical sources of ideas in a free society and the view that public perception is a reflection of mass media.