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Lives Wasted and Well-Lived: David Wolpe on The Death of Ivan Ilyich
What if you did everything right and discovered on your deathbed that…
Public Choice and Politics Without Romance (with Mike Munger) - Econlib
Before you give the government new powers, try the Munger Test: cross out “government” and insert the name of the politician you trust least. Then see if you still like the idea.
Incentives Are for Losers (with Adam Mastroianni) - Econlib
Incentives matter, sure. But what should you do when following the incentives means quietly participating in something wrong?
Meritocracy, Exams, and the Knowledge That Matters (with Daisy Christodoulou) - Econlib
What does a failed 19th-century Chinese civil exam and one of the deadliest wars in history have to do with how we hire, educate, and test people today?
EconTalk Podcast - Hamas and the Future of Gaza (with Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib) | Free Listening on Podbean App
He lost his childhood homes, dozens of family members, and most of his hearing in his left ear to Israeli bombs, yet Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib insists that Palestinians must also take responsibility for…
Ben Sasse on Faith, Family, and Facing Death - Econlib
Six months into a stage-four pancreatic cancer diagnosis that gave him 90 days to live, Ben Sasse sits down with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts for a conversation that refuses easy comfort. The former U. S.
The Political Economy of Palestine (with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour)
Most discourses about Israel or Palestine are morality plays of good guys vs bad guys.
Savage Landscapes (with Cal Flyn) - Econlib
What is wilderness when seven billion people share the planet and nowhere remains truly untouched?
Dwayne Betts on the Iliad
What happens when a poet who survived prison sits down with the world’s oldest war story–and reads it in three sleepless, wandering days?
From Sawdust to Paw Patrol: The Spin Master Story (with Ronnen Harary)
A nylon stocking filled with sawdust that grows grass for hair launched one of the most successful toy companies in the world.