Bryan Douglas Caplan (born April 8, 1971) is an American economist and author. Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and former contributor to the Freakonomics blog as well as publishing his own blog, EconLog. He is a self-described "economic libertarian". The bulk of Caplan's academic work is in behavioral economics and public economics, especially public choice theory.
I want to explain something, for the sake of the profession of philosophy, the field of academia, and the health of workplace gender relations more broadly:
Conflating potential abuses of power with actual abuses of power benefits no one.
One of the best @arthurbrooks pieces. I’d add: Constantly strive to make new friends. I made dozens during the height of Covid. Thanks a million, Steve Kuhn and @salemcenterUT. 🥲
Status, Virtue-Signaling, and the Ascent of Liberalism: Towards a General Theory of Modern Politics, w/ Some Thoughts on the Road Ahead for the Right
Right-wingers often gripe about the prevalence of “virtue-signaling” on the left: the practice of adopting an
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Very good thread.
"John Boorman wanted to make a lord of the rings film at this time and they told him no. Then he moved on and made this movie masterpiece with the help of composer Trevor Jones."
Since @mikewinddale is getting so much attention for his new JPE piece, let me call attention to his excellent 2015 article on Orwell:
*3 O'Clock High* is definitely the best 80s high school movie I never heard about until today. As good as the 70th percentile John Hughes film.
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A great thread. Question for @AgnesCallard: Yes, you followed the @UChicago rules. But as a philosopher, do you deem those rules too strict, too lax, or just right?