Ok I mostly enjoyed this and normally like Caplan, but multiple times throughout the convo I kept wanting to hear Huemer fully express his thoughts and Caplan kept cutting him off. Frustrating!
I submitted a request to my local library asking them to get this book - they refused. I found the "interview" to be very disappointing and couldn't tolerate more than dipping into it here and there. Bryan would do well to bear in mind that a good interviewer never misses an opportunity to shut up.
An interesting analysis of the Rittenhouse case comes from the youtube channel called Legal Eagle, a.k.a. Devin James Stone, a lawyer who (I think?) represents plaintiffs in tort and contract cases.
(Bonus question: Who was the first-ever director of the United States mint, in the 1790s when it was created.)
I wrote that out before I heard you mention Tyler in the video. It does sound like Tyler to be less into settling questions vs continuing conversations. However, I don't think people are going to be pointing to "The Problem of Political Authority" as actually settling the question (which is partly a matter of it being more normative than empirical).
I'm mostly amazed that Huemer can exist at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Wow! (Looking at "my readers’ missing myths"). Thank you Bryan. Looking forward to listening to this.
Ok I mostly enjoyed this and normally like Caplan, but multiple times throughout the convo I kept wanting to hear Huemer fully express his thoughts and Caplan kept cutting him off. Frustrating!
I submitted a request to my local library asking them to get this book - they refused. I found the "interview" to be very disappointing and couldn't tolerate more than dipping into it here and there. Bryan would do well to bear in mind that a good interviewer never misses an opportunity to shut up.
Is this available for download as a podcast anywhere?
An interesting analysis of the Rittenhouse case comes from the youtube channel called Legal Eagle, a.k.a. Devin James Stone, a lawyer who (I think?) represents plaintiffs in tort and contract cases.
(Bonus question: Who was the first-ever director of the United States mint, in the 1790s when it was created.)
I was looking for a book to read. Thanks!
Your colleague Tyler Cowen just blogged about evidence for the gender pay gap resulting from employer preferences rather than productivity:
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/02/does-the-gender-wage-gap-actually-reflect-taste-discrimination-against-women.html
I wrote that out before I heard you mention Tyler in the video. It does sound like Tyler to be less into settling questions vs continuing conversations. However, I don't think people are going to be pointing to "The Problem of Political Authority" as actually settling the question (which is partly a matter of it being more normative than empirical).