The Selection Process

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Arnold: I think one of the most depressing things about the current world is how hard it is to figure out who's actually a reliable expert. The selection process selects against humility, he says. Arnold: In a fair world, we would select for the scott alexanders of the worlda,. and not the people who sound so self assured and a. lot of personal power and glory.

Economist and author Arnold Kling talks about improving government regulation with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Kling suggests ways to improve the administrative state--the agencies and regulatory bodies that often write the regulations that they enforce. The conversation concludes with Kling's idea for holding public intellectuals accountable for their pronouncements.