Philosopher and author Agnes Callard talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of philosophy, the power of philosophy, and the search for wisdom and truth. This is a wide-ranging conversation related to the question of how we learn, how to behave ethically, and the role of religion and philosophy in encouraging good behavior.
An associate professor in Boston University and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Marcus Winters, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Winters’ new study, which presents test-score evidence about whether charter schools harm traditional public schools.
One of the principles I taught my economics students the first day of class and then applied incessantly thereafter was the importance of thinking on the margin. Garett Jones, an economics professor at George Mason University, has written a whole book in which he does just that. Jones considers what would happen if we made highly democratic countries less democratic and entrusted certain political decisions more to unelected officials. If you think he’s attacking democracy, you’ll miss his point.
Sarah Milov’s The Cigarette: A Political History is accurately subtitled. Milov, a history professor at the University of Virginia, has written a first-rate history of the interaction between tobacco companies, tobacco growers, and various levels of government over almost a century. She delves carefully into the details of those interactions and tells you more than you probably want to know about the many decades of interaction.
I’ve read a fair amount of commentary now, most of it very good, by constitutional legal scholars about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. The decision is an umbrella one that covers not only the case Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia but also some cases involving other employers.
interview with Niall Fergusonvia European Council on Foreign Relations
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses his latest paper "Black Swans, Dragon Kings and Gray Rhinos", and explains what the First World War and the outbreak of COVID-19 have in common.
Hoover Institution fellow Caroline Hoxby joins a panel discussion concerning the relationship between Black Americans and the police, and what can be done to improve those relationships.
Hoover Institution fellow Kiron Skinner discusses who Joe Biden might pick for his running mate and vice presidential candidate, and notes that Biden needs to pick someone who will solidify and expand Biden's base.
A recent coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has been brought under control, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday.
As our nation responds to the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a well-designed climate policy can strengthen America’s recovery and improve its strategic position in the world. Our bipartisan carbon-dividend solution – backed by a broad coalition of supporters – is ideally suited for this moment.
White House adviser Kevin Hassett will leave the administration this summer, after returning in March to help the president respond to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to two administration officials.
