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25 Jan Scott Newstok on How to Think Like Shakespeare

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***** TAKE THE 2020 ECONTALK SURVEY: https://tinyurl.com/y6tzqvg6. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE EPISODES OF THE YEAR! ***** Author Scott Newstok of Rhodes College talks about his book, How to Think Like Shakespeare, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Newstok draws on Shakespeare and other great writers and thinkers to explore...

25 Jan Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World – Full Video

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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World traces Sowell's journey from humble beginnings to the Hoover Institution, becoming one of this era's greatest economists, political philosophers, and prolific authors. Hosted by Jason Riley, a member of "The Wall Street Journal" editorial board, this one-hour...

25 Jan Some Covid Links

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetVictoria Hewson challenges the claim, made by (among others) her Institute of Economic Affairs colleague Christopher Snowdon, that lockdown skeptics have been destructive. A slice: I also take issue with the substance of the position that Snowdon, Haimes and other so-called “lockdown centrists”, support:...

24 Jan Another Eloquent Speech by MP Charles Walker

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s yet another eloquent plea by MP Charles Walker for sanity amidst the Covid-19 madness. This short speech was delivered in the House of Commons on December 2, 2020. (HT Jack Salmon) Read the Full Article here: >Cafe HayekCafe Hayek...

24 Jan Quotation of the Day…

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(Don Boudreaux) Tweet… is from page 249 of the late Hans Rosling’s deeply insightful 2018 book, Factfulness: Most important of all, we should be teaching our children humility and curiosity. Being humble, here, means being aware of how difficult your instincts can make it to get the...

23 Jan Highly Rated Documentary ‘Uncle Tom’ Blacklisted by Hollywood

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Actor Ben Affleck once explained why he found it difficult to watch Republican actors on screen. “It’s … hard,” explained Affleck, “to get people to suspend disbelief. … When I watch a guy I know is a big Republican, part of me thinks, I probably...

23 Jan Is ‘Stakeholder Capitalism’ Newspeak for Economic Fascism?

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Leaders of the World Economic Forum are seeking to implement a Great Reset of capitalism whereby “global stakeholders” cooperate to achieve “shared goals.” In the true spirit of not letting a crisis go to waste, they see the COVID-19 pandemic as presenting a unique opportunity...

22 Jan The Great Thomas Sowell

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(Don Boudreaux) TweetThis new video by John Stossel featuring Thomas Sowell is marvelous. Read the Full Article here: >Cafe HayekCafe Hayek...

22 Jan Zoom Privilege: How Lockdowns Made the Rich Richer

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Wall Street, Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley are swimming in cash and prosperity. 2020 could not have gone better for the country’s elites. The vast majority of Americans, on the other hand, have been forced into financial, physical, and emotional ruin. 2020 served as the...

21 Jan The Myths Behind the “Capitalism Is Racist” Claim

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Though numerous studies prove the contrary, it is still widely assumed that capitalism perpetuates racism. Celebrities and academics incessantly broadcast the message that capitalism engenders racism. For example, recently on Twitter, superstar athlete Andre Iguodala informed his followers that capitalism cannot be divorced from racism:...

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