Tauquir Shayaan
Market Failure and the Market Process
Market failure, a term I’ll define here as the failure of a market to achieve the equilibrium where…
The Self, the Crowd, and Social Contagion (with Luke Burgis)
0:37 Intro. Russ Roberts: Today is April 28th, 2026, and my guest is author Luke Burgis. His latest…
Social Constructs and Spontaneous Order
The notion of “social construction” is inescapable in contemporary discourse; we frequently encounter assertions that various aspects of…
Commerce and Warehouse Clubs – Econlib
Adam Smith once eloquently captured the essence of what we might call the Bourgeois Deal, delineating the distinct…
EconLog Price Theory: Veggies or Noodles?
Welcome to the latest installment in our enlightening series exploring price theory challenges alongside Professor Bryan Cutsinger. For…
Making Your 80,000 Hours Count (with Benjamin Todd)
0:37 Intro. Russ Roberts: Today is May 6th, 2026, and I'm excited to have Benjamin Todd as my…
Sam’s Links: May Edition – Econlib
Sam Enright is involved in innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank based in Dublin,…
The Bank Doesn’t Own Your House (Neither Does the Government)
It’s a frequent refrain among those with collateralized debt that, until that debt is settled, they don’t truly…
Would Hasan Piker Steal A Car?
In a recent and rather provocative discussion featured by the New York Times and later elaborated upon in…
Facing Death (with Sebastian Junger)
0:37 Intro. Russ Roberts: Today is March 24th, 2026, and I’m thrilled to welcome back author Sebastian Junger,…
Development by Consent – Econlib
March 2026 marked the 250th anniversary of the publication of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of…
Algorithmic Management, Monitoring, and Control: Worker Classification in the Digital Age
In today's discourse surrounding workplace policies, the term “algorithmic management” is omnipresent. We are frequently warned that companies…
Asymmetric Accountability – Econlib
The principle is simple: people respond to incentives. This succinct statement captures the essence of what one might…
Tom Cruise’s Body of Work (with Aled Maclean-Jones)
0:37 Intro. Russ Roberts: Today is March 18th, 2026. I'm joined by Aled Maclean-Jones, a writer whose Substack,…
AI and Comparative Advantage – Econlib
In the early 19th century Lancashire, it was a widely accepted truth that young individuals could secure jobs…