88. The Economics of Elites with Garett Jones

David speaks with Garett Jones, an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and the author of 3 books: Hive Mind, 10% Less Democracy, and The Culture Transplant.

They talked about:

📉 Good economic policies that people still hate

👥 The power balance between the public and the elites, and why we secretly love them

❓ Where do we go wrong in trusting the masses

🏛️ What Garrett learned working in Congress

🧠 Then we talked about intelligence - the balance between intelligence and behaviour

🌍 The interplay between intelligence and culture

📊 How understanding IQ scores can help us build better societies

📜Full transcript:

https://theknowledge.io/garettjones-1/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/2_cJYbdTHQc

👤 Connect with Garett:

Twitter: @GarettJones | https://twitter.com/GarettJones

Books: Hive Mind | https://amzn.to/3lgMOdV

10% Less Democracy | https://amzn.to/3Lpbcol

The Culture Transplant | https://amzn.to/3LsttAU

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Adam Smith | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith

Joel Schneider | https://irp.nih.gov/pi/joel-schneider

MAGA Republicans | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again

Patriot Act | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

Tyler Cowan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Cowen

Axl Rod | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Axelrod_(political_consultant)

Steve Jobs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Bill Gates | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates

Alberto Alesina | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Alesina

David Epstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Epstein_(journalist)

Charles Mann | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mann_(American_football)

Malcolm Gladwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Gladwell

Nathan Nun | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Nunn

Balaji Srinivasan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaji_Srinivasan

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