Rethinking Commodification: Cases and Readings in Law and Culture — Why moral bans fail

Crisis in Perception · Apr 5, 2026 · 46m

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

Author: Martha M. Ertman and Joan C. Williams

This episode explores Rethinking Commodification: Cases and Readings in Law and Culture by Martha M. Ertman and Joan C. Williams as a systems-level analysis of how legal and market structures influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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