Living in israel, has it made you more or less utilitarian? I think all of us have some utilitarian impulses by certain cases where it's overwhelmingly clear that too many people who benefit from something. Even on issues such as gay rights, or animal welfare, or monetary theory, or usury laws or tariffs, he's a fantastic thinker and economist. W about the designated hitter? I mean, you're showing his incredible breath. Buti have to ask, do you still dislike it? You still anti d h? I've become neutral onlyin sense that i've stopped carrying about baseball.
In this special crossover special with EconTalk, Tyler interviews Russ Roberts about his new life in Israel as president of Shalem College. They discuss why there are so few new universities, managing teams in the face of linguistic and cultural barriers, how Israeli society could adapt to the loss of universal military service, why Israeli TV is so good, what American Jews don’t understand about life in Israel, what his next leadership challenge will be, and much more.
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