Joe Posnanski on the Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
Journalist and author Joe Posnanski talks about his book, The Life and Afterlife of Harry…
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Do the Rich Get All the Gains from Economic Growth?
Adjusted for inflation, the US economy has more than doubled in real terms since 1975.…
The Three Blind Spots of Politics
One of the shortest, simplest yet deepest books I have read on politics is The…
Adam Cifu on the Case for Being a Medical Conservative
Physician and author Adam Cifu of the University of Chicago talks about being a medical…
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My Twelve Rules for Life
This list is inspired by Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life and my recent EconTalk interview with him. Some…
The Economist as Scapegoat
A lot of things are wrong with America these days. A rising suicide rate. Opioid…
Stephen Kotkin on Solzhenitsyn
Historian and author Stephen Kotkin of Princeton University and Stanford University’s Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ…
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The Lonely Man with a Gun
Another lonely man with a gun has murdered innocents. Whether you call it mass murder…