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Self Help is Like a Vaccine
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Mike welcomes back George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan to talk about his latest collection, Self Help is Like a Vaccine: Essays on Living Better.
Topics Mike & Bryan discuss include:
- obese people and anti-vaxxers
- Bryan’s life of appeasement
- the value of betting on politics
- poverty and substance abuse
- reasons to spend more time in a bubble
- quality vs quantity in converts
Bryan’s Substack: Bet on It
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