The Full Hanson-Caplan Robot Debate Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Nov 3 2016 SHARE POST: Two weeks ago, I debated Robin Hanson on, “Robots will eventually dominate the world and eliminate human abilities to earn wages.” Here’s the full debate!
Nov 3 2016 Politics and Economics Hooray For Our Side David Henderson What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side --Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth" Now that I've had more time to think about the economists' statement against Trump, I've figured out more specifically what bothers me about it. It... 4 Read More
Nov 3 2016 Economics of Crime Legal in some states, life imprisonment in others Scott Sumner Defenders of the War on Drug Using Americans often tell me that people almost never go to jail for mere possession, rather it is the evil "dealers" who are imprisoned. (I must admit that I don't see why one side of a voluntary transaction is more evil than the other.) Tyler Cowen linked to this Wonkblog post: Police... 13 Read More
Nov 3 2016 Economic and Political Philosophy The Full Hanson-Caplan Robot Debate Bryan Caplan Two weeks ago, I debated Robin Hanson on, "Robots will eventually dominate the world and eliminate human abilities to earn wages." Here's the full debate! 2 Read More