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August reading challenge: An economist’s top 5 picks
August 1, 2017 | Post
I have a challenge for you: I’m going to share five of my favorite books and essays with you, and I’m hoping you’ll read at least one before the beginning of the semester.
What you don’t know really can’t hurt you, but coercion can.
July 14, 2017 | Post
Seven percent of American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. Indeed, without the skills, knowledge, and efforts of others, most of us would quickly perish.
How people really decide whether to date you: The cost-benefit analysis of love.
July 10, 2017 | Post
“The marginal benefit of dating you is now equal to the marginal cost. I don’t have perfect information, but my information is good enough. So, would you marry me?”
A minimum wage for pro baseball players?
July 6, 2017 | Post
Why are minor league players only getting paid around 1/2 the hourly federal minimum wage?
No, corporations are not "people." But the First Amendment still applies.
July 5, 2017 | Post
A few weeks ago, I was on the toxic cesspool that Twitter has become, and got a reply to one of my Tweets: “You libertarians need to realize corporations=/=people if you want people to take you seriously.”
Who has Walmart shareholders’ wealth?
July 3, 2017 | Post
Many good people condemn the free market system on the mistaken belief that the wealth of the wealthy benefits only the wealthy.
This company helps African farmers secure their land rights.
June 29, 2017 | Post
A for-profit company is helping rural Africans earn money from their land by securing their property rights.
Amazon is about to buy Whole Foods. Is it time to panic?
June 23, 2017 | Post
Evoking images of sinister railroad barons, scholar Lina Khan argues that antitrust officials should stop this acquisition.
No, you can’t multitask. To succeed, you need to focus.
June 22, 2017 | Post
If you want a great career in the 21st century, you need to stop trying to multitask and start doing “deep work.”
The right to refuse service? Business owners and gay marriage
June 20, 2017 | Post
Steve Tennes, an orchard owner in Michigan, recently refused to host a same-sex wedding on his property. Is that his right?
What to expect when you’re expecting: Lots of weird regulations and obscure laws
June 13, 2017 | Post
Government rules inflict unnecessary and invasive interventions on women giving birth.
Why my students dump their boyfriends (and girlfriends): The 3 most eye-opening ideas in economics
June 9, 2017 | Post
Every transaction has a cost. What should you do when it doesn’t have a benefit, too?
Government surveillance and academic thought policing are taking us to 1984.
June 8, 2017 | Post
Parallels between the world of Orwell’s 1984 and our own are obvious — and troubling.
Free Speech, Muhammad Cartoons, and Islamism in Europe: Dave Rubin’s Interview with Flemming Rose
June 7, 2017 | Post
“I didn’t choose this fight. It was imposed upon me eleven years ago, when I was the editor responsible for publication of the so-called Danish Muhammad cartoons. “
Lawnmowing licenses: Crony capitalism in action
June 6, 2017 | Post
This isn’t an accident. This is the purpose of these regulations — to protect established businesses from competition.
Dave Rubin and Deirdre McCloskey: Free Trade, Trans in Academia, and the (Classical) Liberal Heritage — Full Interview
June 4, 2017 | Post
One of the things that I’ve really been making the focus of this show is to show people what real, true, classical liberalism is.
Do you have a license to mow that lawn? 5 ways occupational licensing laws hurt (almost) everyone
June 3, 2017 | Post
A city ordinance requires teenagers to have a business license before cutting grass for money.
The king is dead, long live chaos! Why Hobbes was wrong and Burke was right.
May 30, 2017 | Post
Early liberal theorists gave French revolutionaries the tools to overthrow oppressive kings, but also to unleash chaos and violence.
Forget about your passion. (Advice for new grads)
May 25, 2017 | Post
Why is every career path littered with once-passionate but unsuccessful people?
The Chicago Generation?
May 23, 2017 | Post
What a pleasure it was to learn a few weeks ago that students at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, had taken the lead on their campus in endorsing the Chicago Statement on Freedom of Expression and calling for the faculty and administration of their school to incorporate its principles into university policy. The Statement has […]
Why Freud still matters (even though he was wrong about almost everything)
May 11, 2017 | Post
Whether you’re thinking about recurrent dreams, your strained relationship with your siblings, or why Hamlet seems perhaps a smidge weird about his mother, Freud promises explanations that almost always prove, at the very least, interesting.
Bryan Caplan — An Argument for Pacifism
May 8, 2017 | Video
Prof. Bryan Caplan tells Dave Rubin why he supports pacifism: the only predictable thing about war is that innocent people will get hurt. Full interview here
Islam and classical liberalism: Are they compatible?
May 7, 2017 | Post
At first glance, classical liberalism and Islam seem to be not just incompatible, but in complete opposition.
What Classical Liberals Get Wrong About Political Science
April 26, 2017 | Post
The current classical liberal interpretation of political science is lacking.