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Bryan Caplan

@bryan_caplan

GMU econ prof, NYT bestseller, father of 4, author of Myth of the Rational Voter, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, Case Against Education, and Open Borders.

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linkhttp://betonit.substack.com calendar_today24-01-2011 19:10:28

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Wow, Heritage Foundation and Brad Wilcox are actually trying to get the Success Sequence into the K-12 curriculum.

Alas, the dose will probably be far too low to have detectable benefits.

Why not say the Success Sequence daily, like the Pledge of Allegiance?
heritage.org/model-legislat…

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'But is it possible for nationalism to instead treat insiders better than common decency would prescribe?'
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'An old joke talks about being “mugged by reality.” When mainstream media speaks, it is reality that gets mugged. Truly, mainstream media is the great Mugger of Reality.'
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'The media doesn’t just spread paranoia; it spreads inverted paranoia.'
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There's got to be a massive fall in total employment for Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 to be correct, since he specifies that the 45M jobs 'won't be replaced.'

I'd be happy to bet him that total employment will actually rise over any 5-year period he names.

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'The shift toward automation is about to create a tsunami of unemployment. Not in the distant future -now. One recent estimate predicts 45M American workers will lose their jobs within the next twelve years- jobs that won't be replaced.'

Happy to bet Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 on this!

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Getting up to speed on Milei made me less optimistic.

I think he will fix the crisis but won't leave Argentina in even the top quartile of economic freedom.
betonit.substack.com/p/will-milei-m…

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How do the *average person's* current political views compare to whatever political views they held when they were a teenager?

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'If you think I fail to understand human emotions, I must protest that I understand human emotions all too well. I’m not denying that the Iranian plan worked. I’m saying that the plan worked because political 'strategy' is often deeply unstrategic.' betonit.substack.com/p/impulse-rules

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'Strategically speaking, the obvious Saudi reaction would be: 'The very fact that our enemy is trying to prevent us from normalizing relations with Israel is precisely why we should redouble our efforts to normalize relations.''
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'Impulse plainly rules much of the animal world. Are you a thief who wants to take out a watch dog? Just toss the dog some drugged meat.' betonit.substack.com/p/impulse-rules

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How do the *average person's* current political views compare to whatever political views prevailed in their subculture when they were a teenager?

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'I saw an alien with my own eyes.'

Whose testimony are you more inclined to believe?

(a) A friend you've known for 20 years who has never lied or exaggerated to you.

(b) An Air Force general you've never heard of before.

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How do your current political views compare to whatever political views prevailed in your subculture when you were a teenager?

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