Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2022-10-20
Books mentioned on Bryan Caplan - Feminists, Billionaires, and Demagogues
It was a fantastic pleasure to welcome Bryan Caplan back for a third time on the podcast! His most recent book is Don't Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Open Borders
Open Borders by Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith is a graphic novel exploring the economics and philosophy of global migration.
Discussed“What happened actually was that my open borders have been translated into three Eastern European languages, been translated into Polish, Hungarian, and Czech.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Case against Education
“So, I have a book called The Case Against Education.”
Passing Open Borders
“So, in open borders, I go over what I consider to be the most powerful argument in favor of immigration.”
Passing Open Borders
“Uh so since I am the author of open orders, you can definitely predict that I would say ah well letting in a lot of refugees won't be a big deal.”
Passing Open Borders
“Um, again, of course, I do have that chapter on Kio Solutions where I try to meet people who disagree halfway.”