Caplan in Paris Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Jul 24 2017 SHARE POST: I’m speaking in Paris this Thursday for Students for Liberty. Details here. P.S. Here’s what I thought the last time I was in Paris nine years ago.
Jul 25 2017 Income Distribution Do you really want to include capital gains? Scott Sumner I frequently argue that income is a meaningless concept, as it includes capital gains (and losses) in asset values. Indeed the problem is even more basic, as income mixes labor income and all investment income, which is like adding apples and oranges. No, it's even worse, like adding strawberries and watermelons, and... 19 Read More
Jul 24 2017 Politics and Economics Three Thumbsuckers David Henderson When I was writing a lot for Fortune in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s, an editor of one of my articles casually referred to it as a "thumbsucker." I thought it was an insult, but he explained to me that it meant simply that readers couldn't simply scan it but needed to read it carefully and think about it. I r... 4 Read More
Jul 24 2017 Economic and Political Philosophy Caplan in Paris Bryan Caplan I'm speaking in Paris this Thursday for Students for Liberty. Details here.P.S. Here's what I thought the last time I was in Paris nine years ago. 2 Read More