Why did Japan ban everyone except for the Dutch?
30 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, international economic law, international economics, International law Tags: Japan
What Life Was Like In Medieval castles
30 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics
Tyler on Feminism: My Reply
29 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap

Last week, Tyler Cowen partially critiqued my new Don’t Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice. Here’s my reply, point-by-point. He’s in blockquotes; I’m not. 1,302 more words
Tyler on Feminism: My Reply
Why did Japan refuse Poland’s declaration of war in WW2?
28 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, International law, war and peace Tags: Japan, Poland, World War II
Talking Poverty With Chris Arnade
20 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, unemployment, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, family poverty
Chris Arnade is the storied author of Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America. He’s also a very cool guy. Last October, we “debated” poverty for the Acton Institute, though it was really more of an… 78 more words
Talking Poverty With Chris Arnade
Reflections on Japan
19 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, growth miracles, human capital, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, liberalism, poverty and inequality, Public Choice Tags: Japan

Simon and I had a fantastic journey through Japan, or at least the east coast of Honshu. We started in Tokyo, then took bullet trains to Hiroshima, Himeji, Kyoto, and Mount Fuji before heading home. 1,504 more words
Reflections on Japan
Ways Your Life Today Is Far More Luxurious Than a Medieval King
17 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics
How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
15 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, Public Choice Tags: British constitutional law, British history, constitutional law

John Wilkes is one of the more scandalous figures in the 18th-century. His publication of North Briton Number 45, and Essay on Woman, had both the Commons and the Lords denounce him. Parliament began to build a case against Wilkes. Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our House of Lords 1715-1790 project, reflects on how Parliament […]
How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
Countries That Share Territories (& Why?)
15 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, international economic law, International law Tags: economics of borders, maps
The evolutionary roots of folk economic beliefs?
14 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of information, economics of media and culture, history of economic thought Tags: evolutionary psychology
‘Folk economic beliefs’ are the widespread beliefs about economic and policy issues, which are held by members of the public untrained in economics. This includes beliefs about trade, unemployment, the operation of markets, the effects of monetary policy, and so on. Many of these beliefs are incorrect, at least compared with the views and models…
The evolutionary roots of folk economic beliefs?
We Keep Finding Fossils in VERY Weird Places…
13 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education, economics of media and culture
*Don’t Be a Feminist*: Highlights
12 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap

The title essay of Don’t Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice is called “Don’t Be a Feminist: A Letter to My Daughter.” While the book is a thematic selection of my best EconLog essays from 2005-2022, the first piece is entirely new. 871 more words
*Don’t Be a Feminist*: Highlights
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