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Ep. 4 - Irrational Voters, Law without Government, and the Case Against Education | Dr. Bryan Caplan
Ep. 4 - Irrational Voters, Law without Government, and the Case Against Education | Dr. Bryan Caplan
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37 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2016
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Do democracies really make the best decisions? Should weencourage everyone to vote, even if they don't understand theissues?I am joined today by Dr. Bryan Caplan, who is a professor ofeconomics at George Mason University. He's also the author of "TheMyth of the Rational Voter" (http://amzn.to/1Wn9xi4), which takes askeptical look at the reliability of voting.We also discuss the educational establishment, from K-12 toHigher Ed, and Dr. Caplan proposes what he calls the "signalingmodel" of education. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe
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May 1, 2016
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Ep. 1 - Introduction: Philosophy Across the World by Patterson in Pursuit