(September 1, 2016 02:50 PM) Warning: I normally post on one thing at a time. This is more stream of consciousness than I'm used to doing. My favorite P.J. O'Rourke book is Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics, written in 1998. In my review... (1 COMMENTS)
(2016-09-01 9:43, EconTalk Extra)
Voluntary exchange is good, right? It's a foundational principle of economics, and probably one of the most revered. Why then would the law purposefully not allow some kinds of voluntary exchange? What principles trump property rights and contract? And can we who love markets be OK with that? These are some of the many head-scratching questions Russ Roberts explores in this week's episode with Leo Katz, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania.
Читать дальше...(September 1, 2016 10:34 AM) Vox has a new article on political correctness: Academic freedom is the sine qua non of higher education. Students ought to be challenged, even made uncomfortable, in order to learn in deep and meaningful ways. And, of course, collegiate education... (12 COMMENTS)
(September 1, 2016 07:35 AM) Private businesses very seldom mount a principled defence of their behaviour. This is why libertarians like to stress that they are pro-market and not pro-business. Business people, being self-interested like anybody else, will attempt to make the most of the... (11 COMMENTS)
(September 1, 2016 12:08 AM) Math professor David Edwards sent me this short essay on mathematical education. Printed with his permission. The Math Myth The math myth is the myth that the future of the American economy is dependent upon the masses having higher mathematics... (3 COMMENTS)