The word friar is a very, very interesting word. And it's an interesting aspect of human nature because it means a sucker. The fear that you're being taken advantage of drives a lot of bad behavior on both sides of furious transactions if you don't have a good level of trust. Some americans here will talk about the friar tax. You know, the amount of money extra pay gou just doesn't matter as much to people in Israel.
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