Tyler Cowen
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Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax, Fraud, and Rationing by Paperwork
Annie Lowrey's new book, The Time Tax, argues that the most regressive levy in American life is the hours each of us must spend on hold, in waiting rooms, and filling out forms a competent state would…
Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability
Is leadership overrated? That’s one simple reading of what Jared Diamond argues in his new book.
Michael Moritz on Origin Stories, Exile, and Obsessive Curiosity
Note: Due to a technical mishap, Tyler’s video feed starts at 16:14.
Tyler Cowen: On the Sound of Patriotism - A Musical History
To honor the 250th anniversary of America, Tyler Cowen plays Rick patriotic music from the United States and around the world in this special listening…
Why Is Tyler Cowen Optimistic About AI?
Tyler Cowen is an economist, author, and professor who holds the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and faculty director of the Mercatus Center.
Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire, Catholicism, and the Age of Social Contagion
Luke Burgis left Wall Street after two years, founded a few successful companies in his twenties, then walked away to spend three years in a Roman seminary on the path to the priesthood.
Daron Acemoglu on Liberalism, Automation, and the Educated Elite
Daron Acemoglu returns for his second appearance with a new book, What Happened to Liberal Democracy?, which Tyler reads as an attempt to redefine and revitalize liberalism for our times.
Julia Ioffe on Russian Women, Missing Men, and the Roots of Autocracy
Julia Ioffe left the USSR as a child and came back as an adult journalist to find that the confident, credentialed women she remembered from her Soviet childhood had largely been supplanted by those…
Andrew Graham-Dixon on Vermeer, a Forgotten Sect, and Underrated Artists
Andrew Graham-Dixon’s new book, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found, rests on the conviction that you cannot understand…
Tyler Cowen Doesn't Think America Should Ban Chinese AI Models
This is our full interview with Tyler Cowen.