Last October, Agnes Callard interviewed me at the University of Chicago on The Case Against Education. I genuinely think it was the best audience I ever had the privilege to address. Enjoy!
Last October, Agnes Callard interviewed me at the University of Chicago on The Case Against Education. I genuinely think it was the best audience I ever had the privilege to address. Enjoy!
Jan 27 2022
There's a lot of discussion about how the computer chip shortage is causing problems for US manufacturers. But I rarely see any plausible explanations of why there is a chip shortage.Articles on the subject occasionally mention the fact that auto producers did not order enough chips. But why should a reduced supply of ...
Jan 27 2022
In the last few months, news concerning antitrust or competition policy has focused mostly on the change in ideological mood, so to say, in the US. Whatever influence Robert Bork and economists and jurists of the so-called Chicago School ever exerted on antitrust, it is gone. Now it is the time of so-called New Brandes...
Jan 27 2022
Last October, Agnes Callard interviewed me at the University of Chicago on The Case Against Education. I genuinely think it was the best audience I ever had the privilege to address. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iklHm0o-iM&t=17s
READER COMMENTS
Parrhesia
Jan 27 2022 at 3:23pm
This was very enjoyable to watch! Thank you so much for doing that. I am excited to see your Hanania, Khan conversation as well.
Tyler Wells
Jan 27 2022 at 3:27pm
I enjoyed both your talk and the participation with the audience. I would add that work is the vehicle through which the vast majority of humanity provides service to their fellows. If you enjoy donating time and money on top of that, so much the better.
Scott Gibb
Jan 30 2022 at 11:56am
Has to be up there with the best Q and A sessions ever. Thanks David, Bryan and Prof. Callard. Impressive questions from U of Chicago students too.
Notes to self: 1) Visit Switzerland again, research the vocational system in Switzerland, and 2) find my Dale Carnegie book and read it.
Amazing how the students stood up to ask the first question.
Realization: Bryan is really good at explaining the ideas in his books through Q and A. Actually for me, it’s imperative that I listen to him explain the ideas in his books in addition to read his books, if I actually want to understand his books. Especially true for Myth of the Rational Voter and The Case Against Education since these two books involve a lot of detailed analysis, maybe too much for the casual reader. Helps a lot to hear the Cliff’s Notes version (e.g. this QA session) in order to succinctly state the main ideas of his book. Not sure why this is the case.
Scott Gibb
Jan 30 2022 at 11:59am
Also note to self to look up and learn more about Agnes Callard.
Lauren Landsburg, Econlib Editor
Jan 31 2022 at 4:52am
Hi, Scott.
You might enjoy the three EconTalk podcast episodes Agnes Callard has done with Russ Roberts in the past couple of years: Agnes Callard EconTalk Archive.
Scott Gibb
Feb 1 2022 at 10:20am
Thanks. I’m going to circle back and give those a closer listen.
jjap
Feb 4 2022 at 10:28pm
I greatly admire Bryan’s ability to absorb rants that involve fantastical assertions that could only come from a university campus (the oppressed would be more into art if they weren’t starving and only offered their oppressor’s art; everyone wants a life of mind, but in different ways) and respond to them with something productive. On top of that, he doesn’t neglect to undercut those false assumptions with data/studies/reality in a straightward, calm way.
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