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5 Nov 2017, 8:30 am by Ilya Somin
At the beginning of his essay, he cites books by Jason Brennan, Bryan Caplan, and myself as exemplifying recent libertarian critiques of democracy. [read post]
17 Nov 2017, 2:19 pm by Ilya Somin
  He also ends up excluding all the people he himself identified as notable recent libertarian skeptics of democracy: Bryan Caplan, Jason Brennan, and myself, none of whom are property rights absolutists. [read post]
8 Nov 2016, 7:05 am by Ilya Somin
Several important works warning about the dangers of political ignorance have been authored by libertarian scholars like Bryan Caplan and Jason Brennan (I critiqued Brennan’s insghtful recent book on the subject here). [read post]
12 Mar 2019, 1:55 pm by Ilya Somin
I remain skeptical, for reasons well summarized by economist Bryan Caplan. [read post]
20 Jul 2016, 8:00 am by Ilya Somin
For example, Bryan Caplan finds that, after controlling for these and other variables, economists are far more optimistic about the economic effects of free trade and immigration than laypeople are. [read post]
16 Mar 2016, 8:30 am by Ilya Somin
For a more comprehensive overview of possible “keyhole” solutions to potential risks posed by immigration that do not require excluding people, see this helpful article by economist Bryan Caplan. [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 12:48 pm by Ilya Somin
Because libertarians are highly critical of the modern state and diverge from mainstream public opinion on many issues, it is no surprise that libertarian scholars like Brennan and Bryan Caplan have written some of the most important recent works highlighting the dangers of political ignorance. [read post]
15 May 2013, 2:01 pm by David Friedman
---My challenges to Zwolinski and Tomasi on social justice from the Cato Unbound discussion.Discussion started by Bryan Caplan, with comments by me and others, on the problem of defining social justice. [read post]
7 Jul 2018, 3:20 pm by Ilya Somin
I cannot begin to address them all in this post, though I have considered many of the major ones elsewhere (e.g. here and here); see also this excellent analysis by economist Bryan Caplan. [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 11:43 am by Ilya Somin
David Friedman, for instance, famously argued against it in The Machinery of Freedom, and Sasha himself notes Bryan Caplan’s contrary view. [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 2:23 pm by Ilya Somin
However, economist Bryan Caplan — a leading scholar on public ignorance — has some reservations about this analysis: If people sincerely believed that their eternal fates hinged on their knowledge of religion, their ignorance wouldn’t be rational. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 7:15 am by Ilya Somin
As libertarian economist Bryan Caplan puts in his comment on Brennan’s post, “Most libertarians ultimately realize that respecting libertarian rights is only a prima facie obligation. [read post]
12 Jun 2011, 8:38 pm by Ilya Somin
” The former attitude is no less biased than the latter.Finally, it’s worth noting, as Bryan Caplan emphasizes, that we need not choose between limiting immigration and cutting welfare benefits across the board. [read post]
5 Dec 2009, 12:48 am
Economist Bryan Caplan has an excellent article explaining how Atlas Shrugged vividly (and often realistically) portrays the dangers that government control of the economy creates for the general public. [read post]
16 Aug 2020, 8:30 am by Ilya Somin
Here are videos of recent online talks I gave about my book Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration and Political Freedom for the Cato Institute (with commentary by economist Bryan Caplan and immigration law scholar Peter Margulies), and the University of Torcuato Di Tella law faculty Seminar on Law, Economics, and Regulation (Argentina). [read post]
10 Mar 2022, 7:15 am by Ilya Somin
Meanwhile, the proposal has also been backed by economist Bryan Caplan (who suggests some improvements), Canadian political commentator Scott Gilmore (I discussed his ideas here), and David Frum, among others. [read post]
3 Jan 2014, 7:45 am by Ilya Somin
In the United States, surveys show that Bryan Caplan’s “anti-market bias” coexists with a considerable suspicion of government. [read post]
16 Jul 2017, 2:31 pm by Ilya Somin
Critics such as Bryan Caplan argue that her wars are counterproductive, ultimately causing more harm than good. [read post]
1 Jun 2019, 7:12 am by Ilya Somin
Economist Bryan Caplan effectively explains why most of the arguments against the former also apply to the latter. [read post]