Tyler Cowen and Robin Hanson Arnold Kling By Arnold Kling, Mar 15 2009 SHARE POST: A bloggingheads dialog. I think it really heats up starting about 30 minutes in. If you want to know what it’s like to argue with Tyler or Robin, watching this will show you.
Mar 17 2009 Books: Reviews and Suggested Readings Lessons from Mancur Olson Arnold Kling Philip Greenspun writes, The logical conclusion from reading this book is to prefer a new state to an old state, a newly stable state to a long-stable state, and a new industry to an old one. Read the whole thing, which is a summary of Mancur Olson's views of how democratic states are captured by special interest gr... 3 Read More
Mar 16 2009 Family Economics Indirect Effects of the Laissez-Faire Family? Bryan Caplan Steve Sailer posted an interesting comment on my critique of Love and Economics: Sure, but you're missing the point about how laissez-faire families affect the genes that children wind up with. Identical twin Jane marries a boring guy with a job and they have a few kid... 13 Read More
Mar 15 2009 Economic Methods Tyler Cowen and Robin Hanson Arnold Kling A bloggingheads dialog. I think it really heats up starting about 30 minutes in. If you want to know what it's like to argue with Tyler or Robin, watching this will show you. 11 Read More