Econlib Newsletter
June 2021


 

Dear friends,

Ah, summertime. A time when the world seems to slow, which naturally affords the opportunity for... more reading! We'd love to know what you're reading this month.

In addition to prepping content for our site, Team Econlib spends a fair bit of time reading and listening to others as well. Here are some things we've come across over the past month we think you might find interesting as well:

• If you're worried about the quality of intellectual discourse, follow Arnold Kling's latest project on "Fantasy Intellectual Teams."
• How should the United States respond to the "crisis" at its borders? Cato Institute immigration expert Alex Nowrasteh talks about what's really going on in this Civil Squared podcast.
• What should we focus on in the "post-pandemic era?" Former Indiana governor and President of Purdue University Mitch Daniels calls for a return to risk-taking in this Washington Post editorial.
• We've been loving Yascha Mounk's Persuasion podcast series. Two we especially liked this month with were past EconTalk guests William Easterly and Tyler Cowen: When Foreign Aid Fails and  Why Governments Fail.
• You've heard the phrase "publish or perish" used to describe modern academia. In this Forbes column, Richard Vedder bemoans the incomprehensibility of academic papers today and academics' worship of obscurity.

As always, we share the newest content and other highlights from across the site below. Let us know your thoughts on the latest, and tell us what else you'd like to see at [email protected]. We love to hear from you.

Until next month, stay well, and stay curious.