In six months on the job and on the ground here, it's been a wonderful experience, adventure. The language barrier for the native is raelis here. I try to speak hebrew with them to amuse them. They're very kind, and then we typically end up speaking in english if it's anything substative outside of ousor week end. But theyre blunt, straightforward. And despite having served in the army, they are remarkably young in a certain way.
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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Recorded December 23rd, 2021 Other ways to connect