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The use of force is easy to r...

The use of force is easy to rationalize in terms of basic economics. 'We should make them PAY for what they've done!' It's just the law of demand: raise the price of crossing us, and fewer people will cross us. Make the price another Hiroshima, and perhaps the quantity demanded will fall to zero.

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There is a small minority of ...

There is a small minority of well-educated people with relatively sensible views on economics, and an extremely tiny minority of economists with highly sensible views. Then there's everybody else. ... To win, a politician needs to please the median voter. It makes little difference if a few thousand economists think you a fool.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

There are two sources of erro...

There are two sources of error: Either you lack sufficient data, or you fail to take advantage of the data that you have.

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Worldviews are more a mental ...

Worldviews are more a mental security blanket than a serious effort to understand the world

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Let us designate anarchism1 a...

Let us designate anarchism1 anarchism as you define it. Let us desiginate anarchism2 anarchism as I and the American Heritage College Dictionary define it.

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In daily life, reality gives ...

In daily life, reality gives us material incentives to restrain our irrationality. But what incentive do we have to think rationally about politics?

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In a modern democracy, not on...

In a modern democracy, not only can a libertarian be elitist; a libertarian has to be elitist. To be a libertarian in a modern democracy is to say that nearly 300 million Americans are wrong, and a handful of nay-sayers are right.

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If you can't feel secure - an...

If you can't feel secure - and teach your children to feel secure - about
1-in-610,000 nightmare scenarios - the problem isn't the world. It's you.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

Sociotropic voters with biase...

Sociotropic voters with biased economic beliefs are more likely to produce severe political failures than are selfish voters with rational expectations.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

The use of force is easy to ra...

The use of force is easy to rationalize in terms of basic economics. 'We should make them PAY for what they've done!' It's just the law of demand: raise the price of crossing us, and fewer people will cross us. Make the price another Hiroshima, and perhaps the quantity demanded will fall to zero.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

Let us designate anarchism1 an...

Let us designate anarchism1 anarchism as you define it. Let us desiginate anarchism2 anarchism as I and the American Heritage College Dictionary define it.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

The best social insurance is t...

The best social insurance is to make more progress, not to make more work

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

There is a small minority of w...

There is a small minority of well-educated people with relatively sensible views on economics, and an extremely tiny minority of economists with highly sensible views. Then there's everybody else. ... To win, a politician needs to please the median voter. It makes little difference if a few thousand economists think you a fool.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

Worldviews are more a mental s...

Worldviews are more a mental security blanket than a serious effort to understand the world

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

There are two sources of error...

There are two sources of error: Either you lack sufficient data, or you fail to take advantage of the data that you have.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

In daily life, reality gives u...

In daily life, reality gives us material incentives to restrain our irrationality. But what incentive do we have to think rationally about politics?

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

If you can't feel secure - and...

If you can't feel secure - and teach your children to feel secure - about
1-in-610,000 nightmare scenarios - the problem isn't the world. It's you.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

Sociotropic voters with biased...

Sociotropic voters with biased economic beliefs are more likely to produce severe political failures than are selfish voters with rational expectations.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

In a modern democracy, not onl...

In a modern democracy, not only can a libertarian be elitist; a libertarian has to be elitist. To be a libertarian in a modern democracy is to say that nearly 300 million Americans are wrong, and a handful of nay-sayers are right.

Bryan Caplan 10 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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