Bryan Caplan on the Myth of the Rational Voter
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The Bias of Economists
How do we know if economists are right in the public or wrong? I have a whole nested series of answers that will give you probably the best answer, which comes later in my book. If that's what you think, go read the econ one textbook. Come back and tell me what you think after that. And again, maybe you won't be completely convinced. There's plenty of parts where you may say, I doubt this point or that point. But to read a basic economics textbook and come away from this other than that the people in this field are morons would be a hard reaction for a person to honestly take.
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