Tauquir Shayaan
Bird Brains, Bird Sex, and All Kinds of Beauty (with Matt Ridley)
0:37 Intro. Russ Roberts: Today is March 4th, 2025, and I’m pleased to welcome back author, naturalist, and…
Is fiscal policy effective? – Econlib
Valerie A. Ramey from the Hoover Institution has recently published an intriguing NBER paper that delves into the…
My Weekly Reading for March 23, 2025
 by John Berlau, Law & Liberty, March 20, 2025. Excerpts: The expression “regulation without representation” evokes the…
The Justice of (Classical) Liberal Anarchy
The latest edition of Regulation (Vol. 48, No. 1 ) features my review of Anthony de Jasay’s thought-provoking…
Homo Economicus and Home Buying Economics
Economists often find themselves the target of criticism for their tendency to portray individuals as homo economicus, a…
Tariffs and Inflation – Econlib
As I pen this analysis, a deluge of commentary is flooding the digital landscape regarding the inflationary effects…
Lessons from Lincoln, Then and Now
As the United States gears up for its 250th anniversary in 2026, it serves as a prime moment…
One Requirement of the Rule of Law
There’s a crucial lesson that libertarians might glean—or should be learning—from the current American administration regarding the rule…
My New Thought about DOGE
This Tuesday, I delivered a talk at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) focusing on the economic policies…
Defending Apple’s DEI Program – Econlib
DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, has faced its fair share of critiques, with some even likening it…
My Talk at UW – Superior
On March 4, I had the distinct honor of presenting my research on cascading expert failure at UW-Superior…
Manuel Klausner, Joyous Libertarian – Econlib
If you seek his monument, just take a look around. It was with a heavy heart that I…
The Data is Right: Americans are Prospering Economically
In a recent essay for Politico, Eugene Ludwig argues that despite a plethora of economic indicators suggesting a…
A Win-Win Proposal to Fix Social Security
It's common knowledge that Social Security is both financially strained and riddled with inefficiencies. The most recent OASDI…
Exercise, Economics, and Margins – Econlib
In a recent video, YouTuber and bodybuilder Jeff Nippard conducted a fascinating experiment that juxtaposed two days of…