Sean Rife | Learn Liberty

Freaking out over tiny risks: A case study from a moral panic

Cognitive psychologists have long recognized that people overestimate the occurrence of rare events. But these heuristics are not without cost.

Let’s debunk the confusion around the “dangerous” carcinogens in processed meat.

The disadvantaged are more likely to benefit from a free, open, and peaceful exchange of ideas than to be harmed by it.

Capitalism insists on results, and is relatively unconcerned with our subjective emotional evaluations of the world.