In this episode the boys are joined by Colin Braman. Colin is a PhD Student studying program and policy evaluation. He also has a background in psychology, statistics, and research design. However, you might know him better by his Instagram handle, Liberty Evaluation. Liberty Evaluation is an instagram page where Colin posts wonderfully insightful videos explaining the principles of free market economics.
Listen to this episode if you want to know what makes nations rich, why tariffs probably aren’t a good idea, why AI might not be the job killer that many fear it will be, and much more!
All the books Colin mentions in this episode (in no particular order):
Listen to this episode if you want to know what makes nations rich, why tariffs probably aren’t a good idea, why AI might not be the job killer that many fear it will be, and much more!
All the books Colin mentions in this episode (in no particular order):
- Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- Uncommon Sense: Economic Insights, from Marriage to Terrorism
- Wealth, Poverty and Politics: Revised and Enlarged Edition
- The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate
- Human Action: A Treatise on Economics (The Scholar’s Edition)
- Intellectuals and Society
- Free Trade Under Fire
- Race & Economics: How much can be blamed on discrimination?
- Crushing Capitalism: How Populist Policies are Threatening the American Dream
- Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
- Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
- Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
- Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
- Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
- The Turning Point: Revitalizing the Soviet Economy
- Principles of Economics
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