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the private costs of my behavior are different from the social costs.
Charles Wheelan • Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised and Updated)
In a recent summing-up essay in Antinomy, Swiss observed
Adam Gopnik • The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery
Personal fortunes have outpaced the public purse, slowly choking public investments. This trend has occurred in red and blue states alike. Between George H. W. Bush’s time in the Oval Office and Donald Trump’s, incomes in Oregon grew by 112 percent, far outpacing increases in education spending, which grew by only 54 percent. During that time, inco
... See moreMatthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
the cult of the head start.
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
“Programs should be judged based on results, not intentions.” —Milton Friedman,
Henry Alkire • Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time
Nudge.
Gary Gutting • What Philosophy Can Do
Brookings Institute
Sarah Kessler • Gigged: The Gig Economy, the End of the Job and the Future of Work
Thankfully there is a broader point: One crucial role for government in a market economy is dealing with externalities—those cases in which individuals or firms engage in private behavior that has broader social consequences.