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My forthcoming Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation gives readers a Big Picture tour of research on housing regulation. Like…
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It’s hard to believe that I only discovered the work of Richard Hanania about a year ago. I’ve been promoting him ever since. Since the Ukraine War…
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Last January, I interviewed Richard Hanania on his new book. Last week, he returned the favor. We spent almost two hours discussing How Evil Are…
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Tomorrow I’m flying to the remote Italian island of Lampedusa with the students from my Immigration class at the University of Palermo. Lampedusa has…
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My friend and GMU colleague Dan Klein, editor of Econ Journal Watch, takes issue with my recent post, “The Woke Who Did Not Cancel.” Here is his…
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“Nazis run Ukraine.” “Biden stole the election.” “You can cure Covid by injecting bleach.” “Lizardmen run the world.” These statements aren’t merely…
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The most famous Sherlock Holmes story is probably “Silver Blaze,” better-known as “the story of the dog who did not bark”: “Is there any point to which…
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Putin’s government keeps accusing the Ukrainians of being “Nazis.” Indeed, one of Putin’s top stated invasion goals is to “denazify” Ukraine. The…
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Guest post from Substack user Iz, on software boot camps and my Case Against Education. —— I figured there’s a phenomenon that you might find…
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At the heart of George Mason’s campus lies a fountain with a big inscription. The quote, by Roger Wilkins, reads: We have no hope of solving our…
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Early this year, I received two emails from Davis Parks, a Northwestern student enduring a Kafkaesque ordeal. He agreed to let me share his story with…
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My Substack experience has been so good that I’m now in a proselytizing frame of mind. I’ve been especially leaning on Robin Hanson to move Overcoming…
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