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22 Jun 2011, 10:00 am by Paul Caron
Bryan Caplan (George Mason University, Department of Economics), Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think (Basic Books 2011): We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 12:40 am by David Friedman
As Bryan Caplan argues in his response, this partly hinges on the fact that Krugman is comparing left wing academics to right wing polemicists. [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]
2 Jun 2011, 9:56 pm by Buce
  But (as Bryan Caplan makes clear, in a generally approving review) there is nothing remotely "free" about the Singaporean health care system: shorthand, it's a mix of compulsory savings  and means-tested backup, plus a (dare one say it?) [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 12:30 pm by Ilya Somin
Libertarian economist Bryan Caplan, however, recently argued that a great leader could do a lot more good than most libertarians believe:I maintain that an intelligent, wise, brave president could do enormous good. [read post]
30 May 2011, 1:17 pm by Glenn Reynolds
BRYAN CAPLAN: “If the minimum wage is a good idea, shouldn’t unpaid internships be illegal as well? [read post]
17 Apr 2011, 2:31 pm by Glenn Reynolds
A review of Bryan Caplan’s new book, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think. [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]
20 Feb 2011, 2:09 pm by Ilya Somin
(Ilya Somin) Like my George Mason colleague Bryan Caplan, I gave two talks at the Students for Liberty International Conference this weekend. [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]
2 Feb 2011, 5:39 am by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) An excellent post by my friend and GMU economist Bryan Caplan. [read post]
22 Jan 2011, 6:56 am by Matt Johnston
Speaking of liberal bias in the media, Bryan Caplan thinks we need to look at bias in the school system as well. [read post]
1 Jan 2011, 8:09 am by Jonathan H. Adler
Here are the books that I’m currently reading (or about to start):Bryan Caplan, The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies — One of the readings for a conference I’m attending in January.Steven Lubet, Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial — A history of legal conflicts over the fugitive slave laws.Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel, Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion — The new biography of one of… [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 9:33 pm by Brian Hollar
Bryan Caplan:I just returned from the Biltmore, America's largest home. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 9:11 pm by Ilya Somin
(Ilya Somin) Economist Bryan Caplan has an interesting post outlining six types of libertarian arguments against government action — “six stages of libertarian denial,” as he calls it: Libertarians set themselves apart from other political thinkers by habitually denying that government should do things. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 12:12 pm by Steve Bainbridge
As for why I am not an Austrian, I refer you to Bryan Caplan's brilliant essay Why I Am Not an Austrian Economist [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 4:29 am by Walter Olson
“FDA, FTC crack down on caffeinated alcoholic drinks” [WaPo] Flap over Justice Alito’s attendance at conservative magazine’s dinner may be much ado about nothing [Steele, Legal Ethics Forum] “Cops Threaten Mom for Letting [8 Year Old] Son Play Outside” [Free-Range Kids] Contrary to some assertions, American courts from early on did recognize that tort liability could run into First Amendment constitutional limits [Eugene Volokh, Iowa Law Review, PDF] Woman… [read post]