On the great social value of lying to free speech and political discussion

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What is the main driver of a gender wage gap?

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by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, discrimination, gender, labour economics, liberalism, organisational economics, personnel economics

Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History | ThinkProgress

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by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, liberalism Tags:

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5 Reasons Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History | ThinkProgress.

In search of libertarians | Pew Research Center

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In search of libertarians | Pew Research Center.

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The Reason Stick: The Venn Diagram of Irrational Nonsense

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The Reason Stick: The Venn Diagram of Irrational Nonsense.

But money is so impersonal

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Americans Have Grown More Supportive Of Torture | FiveThirtyEight

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Americans Have Grown More Supportive Of Torture | FiveThirtyEight.

Positions in the philosophy of science – Chris Blattman

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The economics of parenting | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal

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by Jim Rose in economics of education, economics of love and marriage, human capital, labour economics, liberalism, population economics Tags: ,

across OECD economies parents in more unequal countries place more emphasis on hard work, and consider imagination and independence to be less important.

 

via The economics of parenting | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal.

Great Caricatures of Libertarians | International Liberty

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Excellent Political Humor, Featuring Great Caricatures of Libertarians | International Liberty.

Jeff Miron makes the case for drug legalisation

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On socialists and economics

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Hayek on distributive justice

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The wisdom of Homer Simpson: peak oil, oil pollution and the price at the pump

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Ways of Poking Fun at Libertarians | International Liberty

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