Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2020-05-22
Books mentioned on Bryan Caplan - Nurturing Orphaned Ideas
Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a New York Times Bestselling author. His most famous works include: The Myth of the Rational Voter, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, The Case Against Education, and Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration.
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 that makes an economic and philosophical case for the global relaxation of immigration restrictions.
Recommended“but man I can completely endorse the graphic novel format it open borders was not just an interesting read like other books but it was it was just like a binge where they read like a Netflix show is yeah awesome”
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 just to back up elio so when I say in the case in that case against education is that the main reason why education pays the labor market is not that you learn useful job skills but rather that you get a stamp on your forehead certifying you as a high quality worker”
“and also say I had no really good excuse because around that same time I did read Dale Carnegie's classic how to win friends and influence people and when I read it I knew it was true”
“and also say I had no really good excuse because around that same time I did read Dale Carnegie's classic how to win friends and influence people and when I read it I knew it was true”
Own book Open Borders
“and by the way also open borders is a great book for kids so if you're doing an emergency homeschool and you can't find anything your kids want to read and you want them to read something of substance let me throw my hat in the ring and say it when orders could be the book for you”