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** Econlib Newsletter
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February 2024
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Dear friends,

We hear from the world’s most famous groundhog that spring is on its way ([link removed]) . We hope it’s putting a little spring in your step, too. (Pardon the pun…)

We have a terrific lineup of NEW content for you to explore below. In addition, we continue to ramp up our efforts to keep in closer touch with you. You might enjoy the new Timeless reading group in the Liberty Fund Portal. ([link removed]) Set up your profile and enjoy a monthlong discussion on two short stories by Ursula Le Guin and N. K. Jemison.

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Until then, stay well and stay curious.


** NEW Econlib Articles
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February 2024


** Public Health from the People
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By Byron Carson

Improvements in public health may be more effective when they come about privately. New author Byron Carson says, “…we should recognize that private actors are more capable than we often realize, especially in light of conscious efforts to improve public health and those efforts that emerge from people’s actions and interactions.”
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** Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, and Adam Smith's Impartial Spectator
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By Michael Davis

Davis, a fan of biographies, recently read the new bios of two of the more (in)famous American characters of today. He draws some powerful economic lessons from the tales, and suggests some good reasons for all of us to explore more biographies.
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** The Pre-Modern Order
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** By Arnold Kling
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How did the economies of the medieval world develop into the globalized and interdependent world we know today? In this month’s review, Kling takes a deep dive into Patricia Crone’s 2003 classic work in anthropology.
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Setting the Record Straight on Income Inequality

By Art Carden

Art Carden reviews the new book from Gramm, Ekelund, and Early, in which he finds convincing evidence that American income inequality has been grossly overstated. In short, it matters what we measure as well as how.
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** EconTalk: Conversation for the Curious
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Should Israel Depend on the US?

With Michael Oren

For decades, American aid to Israel has sent a strategic message: the greatest superpower in the world stands behind the Jewish state. But does it really? Historian and former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren ([link removed]) tells EconTalk's Russ Roberts ([link removed]) that it's time for Israel to stop accepting U.S. foreign aid. He also explains why he's optimistic about Israel's future even as the Gaza War drags on.

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