The John Nye Production Function

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As a boy, one of the most influential books to be was the book memoirs of a sword swallower by Dan Manix. And it really spurred my interest in fantasy and horror and science fiction were all heavily driven by that book. I would say in recent years, the book I've been pondering a lot is Hobbes-Lav. A major global conflict at that level in many, many nearly about the three quarters of a century now. That's quite unusual. It's also unusual that the number one leading military power has done so little contrary again to a lot of people say about it to expand its power militarily.

Is John Nye the finest polymath in the George Mason economics department?

Raised in the Philippines and taught to be a well-rounded Catholic gentleman, John Nye learned the importance of a rigorous education from a young age. Indeed, according to Tyler he may very well be the best educated among his colleagues, having studied physics and literature as an undergraduate before earning a master’s and PhD in economics. And his education continues, as he’s now hard at work mastering his fourth language.

On this episode of Conversations with Tyler, Nye explains why it took longer for the French to urbanize than the British, the origins of the myth of free-trade Britain, why Vertigo is one of the greatest movies of all time, why John Stuart Mill is overrated, raising kids in a bilingual household, and much more.

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Recorded October 30th, 2018 Other ways to connect

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