Michael Munger on Constitutions
More than we need rules, argues Michael Munger, we need rules about the rules. So…
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Jennifer Doleac on Crime
Economist Jennifer Doleac of Texas A&M University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her research on crime, police,…
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How the Attention Economy Pushes Politicians to the Extremes Suppose you’re running for office and…
The Outrage Epidemic – Part I
The political atmosphere in America seem to have deteriorated a lot in the last few…
Private Governance, Public Governance and Sexual Harassment
I generally favor private, voluntary solutions to social problems over government mandated solutions. Some private…
The World Turned Upside Down (and what to do about it)
The current state of the country and the current state of political and intellectual conversation…
The Three Blind Spots of Politics
One of the shortest, simplest yet deepest books I have read on politics is The…
What Do Economists Actually Know?
Turns out, not as much as you — and they — would like to think…
Will Davies on the Economics, Economists, and the Limits of Neoliberalism
Will Davies of Goldsmith’s, University of London and author of The Limits of Neoliberalism talks…
ListenMichael Munger on EconTalk’s 500th Episode
Michael Munger of Duke University makes his 29th appearance on the 500th episode of EconTalk alongside…
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