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14 Apr No, Economists Do Not Assume Perfect Knowledge

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The assumption of perfect and symmetric knowledge in economics is one that is often chided as being “unrealistic” and “ridiculous.” These critics assert that if economics as a field is built upon such an assumption, surely it cannot generate any meaningful insights. The people who...

14 Apr Gov. Ron DeSantis’s New Discussion with Scott Atlas, Jay Bhattacharya, and Martin Kulldorff

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetInfamously, YouTube removed the video of Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s mid-March roundtable discussion with Scott Atlas, Jay Bhattacharya, Sunetra Gupta, and Martin Kulldorff. Thus, the video of this discussion is, alas, no longer available at Cafe Hayek – but here’s my original link...

14 Apr Covid: The next issue

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I don’t see much discussion in the media of an issue that will soon take front and center stage. In America, over 700 people die of Covid each day. Almost all of the deaths are among people who have not been vaccinated. Within a few weeks,...

13 Apr Dan Klein’s Open Letter to Tyler Cowen

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetMy colleague Dan Klein wrote this open letter to our mutual colleague Tyler Cowen. I share it here: Dear Tyler, Like Don, I am distressed by your recent blog post disparaging the Great Barrington Declaration. Don quotes the 509 fine words authored by Drs. Jay...

13 Apr On Vaccine Passports and the Interpretation of Reality

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Recently I found myself in a dust-up with some friends and acquaintances. The subject was vaccine passports. Although mild and civil throughout, this dust-up, conducted over email, nevertheless robbed me of sleep. More on my sleep loss in the conclusion. The dust-up was sparked by my...

13 Apr From the Comments…

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(Don Boudreaux) Tweet… on my open letter to Tyler Cowen is this gem from my and Tyler’s great Nobel-laureate emeritus colleague Vernon Smith (who is 94 years old): I am in the vulnerable older group. For over a year, when I go out I wear a double...

13 Apr Beware of Vaccine-Passport Peddlers

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetIn my most-recent column for AIER I advise wariness of vaccine-passport peddlers – and conclude by lamenting how differently different people see today’s world. A slice: Thus I lost sleep. I lay awake wondering if I’m losing my grip on reality. I asked myself...

13 Apr Ludwig von Mises on Intellectual Obligation in Times of Crisis

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Last year often felt like the “worst of times,” in Dickens’ phrase, but the 20th century saw other terrible times. Following the Great War, political and economic instability in Europe gave rise to totalitarian ideologies that fundamentally threatened civilization itself. Not everyone saw it coming but...

13 Apr The Worst Disease: Covid Derangement Syndrome

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal: Editor: Scott Gottlieb paints a far too happy picture of vaccine passports (“The Case for Vaccine ‘Passports’,” April 13). These documents would, he says, serve “as a fast lane. Those who present proof of a vaccine might...

13 Apr American Institute for Economic Research

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American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) seeks to positively influence the world by helping advance peace, prosperity, and human progress. AIER helps educate Americans on the value of personal freedom, free enterprise, property rights, limited government, and sound money. Read the Full Article here: >AIER...

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