Bleg: Questions for Noah Smith Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Sep 11 2013 SHARE POST: Tomorrow I’ll be hanging out with blogger Noah Smith all day. Have any questions you’d like me to ask him? With his permission, I’ll share responses. Earnest questions only, please.
Sep 12 2013 Cost-benefit Analysis What Is the Forced Organ Donation Hypothetical? Bryan Caplan I often appeal to the forced organ donation hypothetical. See for example my common-sense case for pacifism. But what precisely is the hypothetical? Here's an excellent explanation, courtesy of Judith Jarvis Thomson:[I]magine yourself to be a surgeon, a truly great surgeon. Among other things you do, ... 24 Read More
Sep 12 2013 Economic and Political Philosophy Faustian Economics Bart Wilson We solve: "In the beginning was the Payoff." Immediately I stop. Did I just quaff? A one-time buzz is too specific; The inception could be more generic. It must be wishful free and stark attentive; Perhaps: "In the beginning there was Incentive." Let's weigh again. Ponder that line which covers all In case...good lord,... 1 Read More
Sep 11 2013 Economic Education Bleg: Questions for Noah Smith Bryan Caplan Tomorrow I'll be hanging out with blogger Noah Smith all day. Have any questions you'd like me to ask him? With his permission, I'll share responses.Earnest questions only, please. 11 Read More