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发表于 2012-03-26 burden boudreaux argues

Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the nature of public debt. One view is that there is no burden of the publi…

Joshua Rauh on Public Pensions

发表于 2012-11-05 trillion pensions rauh

Joshua Rauh, Professor of Finance at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, talks wi…

James Tooley on Private Schools for the Poor and the Beautiful Tree

发表于 2014-12-29 tooley james tree

James Tooley, Professor of Education at Newcastle University, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about low-cost for-profit private schools in the slums and rur…

Peter Boettke on Public Administration, Liberty, and the Proper Role of Government

发表于 2018-05-20 proper liberty boettke

Peter Boettke of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the proper role of the state in the economy. This is a wide-ranging convers…

Martin Gurri on the Revolt of the Public

发表于 2020-05-25 amorphous revolt gurri

Author Martin Gurri, Visiting Fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, talks about his book The Revolt of the Public with EconTalk host Russ Roberts…

Don Boudreaux on Buchanan

发表于 2021-01-12 boudreaux importance buchanan

Economist and author Don Boudreaux of George Mason University discusses the life and work of the economist James Buchanan with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bucha…

The Power of Nuance: Lessons for Public Health (with Emily Oster)

发表于 2024-12-31 nuance learned emily

Public health officials should tell the truth, even when it's complicated. Even when some people might misunderstand. Otherwise, says economist Emily Oster of B…

The Past and Present of Privacy and Public Life (with Tiffany Jenkins)

发表于 2025-05-13 strangers present tiffany

A paradox of our time is our willingness to bare all to strangers while worrying about who exactly is watching us online and anywhere else. Listen as author Tif…

Public Choice and Politics Without Romance (with Mike Munger)

发表于 2026-09-29 52nd romance politics

Before you give the government new powers, try the Munger Test: cross out "government" and insert the name of the politician you trust least. Then see if you st…

"Lady in Blue is as fitting a monument to our era as any I can imagine"

发表于 2026-10-31 trafalgar monument sculpture

Tschabalala Self's sculpture is far from being out of place in Trafalgar Square, writes Priya Khanchandani. The post "Lady in Blue is as fitting a monument to o…