Good post. I like seeing the back and forth. Prof Caplan is particularly good at finding points of actual difference and avoiding the distractions; one could probably make a good podcast series out of "Bryan debates X" with just random people and topics. Or maybe Bryan as a moderator to shut down stupid or obfuscating statements.
I--a reader of Caplan's blog--am unsurprisingly persuaded by Caplan here. Housing policy and schooling are very bad policies that local government have a lot of control over and they don't do a good job. My more in depth comments are on the other post. I love to see debate like this.
Good post. I like seeing the back and forth. Prof Caplan is particularly good at finding points of actual difference and avoiding the distractions; one could probably make a good podcast series out of "Bryan debates X" with just random people and topics. Or maybe Bryan as a moderator to shut down stupid or obfuscating statements.
I--a reader of Caplan's blog--am unsurprisingly persuaded by Caplan here. Housing policy and schooling are very bad policies that local government have a lot of control over and they don't do a good job. My more in depth comments are on the other post. I love to see debate like this.