Bryan Caplan

"... architect of the New Deal, Harry Hopkins, advised, “Tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect, because the people are too damn dumb to know the difference.” Professor Bryan Caplan, my colleague at George Mason University, sheds some light on Hopkins’ observation in his new book. "The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies.” Caplan is far more generous than Hopkins. Instead, he says people harbor economic biases. there's the bias, the failure to believe market forces determine prices. Many believe prices are a function ..."

"... book this year; "The Myth of thc Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies." Nobody ever made money betting on the high level of campaign discourse. This book, by Bryan Caplan, an economist at George Mason University, does a remarkably thorough job of insulting lhe American voter. The cover portrays the electorate as a flock of sheep. "Democracies frequently adopt and ..."

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"... at recognizing their own That problem is explored in the best political book this year: The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. This book, by Bryan Caplan, an economist at George Mason University, does a remarkably thorough job of insulting the American voter. The cover portrays the electorate as a flock of sheep. "Democracies frequently adopt and ..."