Bryan Caplan

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Why do smart people believe in UFOs and AI doom but no other conspiracy theories? Their youthful consumption of sci-fi has made them pathologically open-minded… 1 Sept
At minimum, 40% of the IQ gap between Sweden and the Third World is environmental. I can't honestly say 100%. But people talking as if the data support 0% are… 1 Sept
In Sweden, international adoptees (except Koreans) have markedly lower IQ than native-born Swedes, even when they're adopted at birth. But kids internationally… 1 Sept
"Why pointless? Because any professor who did pickpocket his students would probably not be dissuaded by a training seminar. Wrong-doers already know the rules… 1 Sept
"Dedicated to every less-than-horrible educator currently suffering through inane mandatory annual 'trainings.'" 1 Sept
"But @catehall's obviously high IQ, she chose 3 years of self-destruction, and though she’s an outlier, she’s not that extreme of an outlier. The main segment… 31 Aug
"Hall repeatedly talks about the lame excuses people make for failing to do good things. I submit she should apply exactly the same skepticism to excuses peopl… 31 Aug
Educational austerity now. 31 Aug
High Agency is High Variance 31 Aug
The truth-in-advertising slogan of immigration restrictionists is "Misanthropy first." 30 Aug
It's bizarre to see people with deep antipathy for most of the native-born population opposing immigrants who "don't share our values." 30 Aug
Here's a meritocratic case for open borders from *Open Borders*. 28 Aug
C.H.U.D. is actually a pretty fun movie. 28 Aug
I wish! 28 Aug
AMA today. 28 Aug
AMA Today at 5PM ET 28 Aug
Epicurus remains unsurpassed in logic and brevity. -- Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? The… 27 Aug
"All models are wrong, but some are useful" is as misleading as saying "The store is 1.0 miles away" is false because it's actually 1.0349509339 miles away. Sa… 27 Aug
"All models are wrong, but some are useful" is the most pernicious of equivocations. If you mean, "All models are TOTALLY wrong, but some are useful," that's c… 27 Aug
Best one-sided video ever. 27 Aug
The Externalities of Airports and Immigrants 27 Aug
CDs vs. NIMBY 26 Aug
Krakowski, Claude, and *Modern Times* 25 Aug
Libertarianism Against Cultural Conservatism: A Refresher 24 Aug
*Modern Times*: The Ultimate Fact Check 21 Aug
Assessing *Modern Times* 19 Aug
Grokking My Essence 18 Aug
I Stopped Being a Libertarian Because I Realized the Sky is Blue 6 Aug
The Ambition Project 4 Aug
"If I'm Really Honest" 3 Aug
How Socialist Were the Nazis Really? 23 Jul
America's National Mood Was OK in 1988-1991 21 Jul
Berkeley Bonus Meet-up Wednesday 20 Jul
Upcoming Events 16 Jul
Nazi Economics: Ideas and Policies 15 Jul
He's Got My Vote: An Atypically Productive Exchange on the UBI 14 Jul
The Best Thing About Wokeness 13 Jul
Nazism and Economic Freedom 9 Jul