President, Shalem College, Jerusalem (https://xitter.cf/t.co/UANwVRygS3) Research Fellow @hooverinst https://xitter.cf/t.co/AYz1OyVbAw, https://xitter.cf/t.co/zxKUYrpCUR
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My new book, WILD PROBLEMS comes out August 9--how to face the big life decisions that define us, decisions where so-called rationality either misleads or is irrelevant. Pre-order now: amazon.com/gp/product/059341…
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Every so often I return to this incredible @EconTalker episode and @daisychristo’s closing take on the value of earnestness in an age of cynicism.
Can a hard test reveal the best minds?
Daisy Christodoulou (@DaisyChristo) joins Russ Roberts (@EconTalker) to explore meritocracy, expertise, and why even the brightest minds may struggle outside their domain.
Watch a new episode of EconTalk from the @HooverInst, @Liberty_Fund, and @Econlib:
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Excellent that you used "bread" as an example.
@EconTalker has written extensively on this, and even produced a video "It's a Wonderful Loaf" which reflects on the spontaneous order which makes it all happen.
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Now that all of you have free time to devote to something other than politics, starting this January I'll be hosting a 18 week online book group of Jacques Barzun's Dawn to Decadence
Will be 2 hours on Monday nights at 7pm EST -- details to follow, but if you interested go to my substack, sign up for free sub, and details will follow. Will be limited to 25 readers.
walkingtheworld.substack.com…
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Dunno. I’d have thought a newspaper based in the Jewish state could think of someone worse…
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The master biographer reflects at 91. The Robert Caro interview.
0:00:00 – How Caro gets people to talk
0:05:03 – Does America need a little more Moses today?
0:12:42 – Moses the young idealist
0:17:57 – Watching Moses lose power
0:24:01 – Did Moses realize he was changing?
0:27:53 – Building during the Great Depression
0:32:51 – The threats and promises of Lyndon Johnson
0:36:08 – Could Kennedy have passed Johnson’s laws?
0:41:00 – Getting a book down to one sentence
0:46:21 – All the material that never made it into the books
0:52:59 – Loneliness
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A week of Jewish hospitality in Israel has left me ashamed of the welcome Britain offers its own Jews. My latest essay is a love letter to people who should never have to wonder whether they belong in the country they call home.
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So self-recommending. Bravo, Dwarkesh.
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The Brink is coming to Jerusalem this Sunday evening, followed by Tel Aviv on Monday. Haviv Rettig Gur is joining Jake Wallis Simons and me on 1 November at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. Jonathan Conricus joins us on 2 November at the Enav Cultural Center. Now is a good time to settle the plan with anyone you’re hoping to bring! Both recordings start at 7.30pm, and you can book below:
thebrinkpodcast.co.uk
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What if breaking bad habits has less to do with willpower—and more to do with your surroundings?
Psychologist Angela Duckworth joins @EconTalker to explain why changing your environment may be the smartest way to change your behavior.
Watch a new episode of EconTalk from the Hoover Institution, @Liberty_Fund, and @Econlib: hoover.org/plus/research/how…
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@EconTalker the @Econlib pod w David Wolpe…as a man of a certain age, this hit home. Incredibly thoughtful to put ourselves in Ilyich’s shoes
The bit about having people who elevate our best selves: seek those who desire us to be lovely
Thank you
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@EconTalker The episode with David Wolpe on The Death of Ivan Ilyich was great. Easily one of my favorite EconTalk episodes of the year, if not of all time.
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A beautiful episode from @EconTalker One that will make you stop for a moment and ponder… Such an insightful conversation between Russ and Rabbi Wolpe
What if you did everything “right” by conventional standards and still discovered, on your deathbed, that you had wasted your life?
Your life can be internally coherent, externally rewarded, and still be a form of prolonged non-existence… hollow and surrounded by superficial and empty people, including yourself.
What if you did everything right, only to discover at the end that you lived the wrong life?
@RabbiWolpe joins Hoover Visiting Fellow @EconTalker to explore Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich and how to live without regret.
Watch a new episode of EconTalk from the Hoover Institution, @Liberty_Fund, and @Econlib: plus.hoover.org/plus/researc…
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Click here to listen to the full conversation: econtalk.org/incentives-are-…
I like the book better. But it’s nice to hear the tune.
Radetzky March, Op. 228 by Johann Strauss I, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Daniel Barenboim at the 2014 Vienna New Year's Concert.
What's fascinating is that the audience's clapping isn't just applause. When timed with the music, it becomes an extra layer of rhythm alongside the orchestra. The audience doesn't just listen to the music. They become part of the performance itself.
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#Imperdible conversación de @EconTalker con el gran economista @JesusFerna7026 sobre las posibles causas y, sobre todo, las implicaciones del colapso demográfico en el mundo.
Un tema especialmente relevante para países en vías de desarrollo como México que se harán viejos antes de llegar a ser prósperos.
econtalk.org/the-great-ferti…
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I learned more from this @EconTalker episode about demographics than you would think possible in an hour.
Listen in for what you should- and shouldn't- be worried about with respsect to fetility rates.
econtalk.org/the-great-ferti…
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I had a terrific time exploring the depths of "The Death of Ivan Ilych" with @EconTalker
econtalk.org/lives-wasted-an…
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Imperdibile episodio di EconTalk, il podcast di @EconTalker. Ospite @JesusFerna7026. Si parla di demografia (ma anche di nazionale 🇮🇹 di ⚽️).
Sottotitoli decenti (Barrow -> Barro; 2014 -> 2040). Jesus spettacolare come sempre per chiarezza e lucidità.
open.spotify.com/episode/6kB…
