This post might be misinterpreted in a couple ways, so read the following two points carefully: 1. I’m not defining liberalism in the American sense of left-of-center Democrat. I am using the term in the international sense of supporter of free speech, human rights, a market economy, democracy, civil rights, opposition to nationalism, etc. 2. […]

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21.01.2025

Weep, Shudder, Die: The Secret of Opera Revealed (with Dana Gioia) - Econlib

[ANNUAL LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYV5XPG. Vote for your 2024 favorites!] How can opera, with words we rarely understand, make us cry? Why does opera, filled with melodrama, move us? Listen as poet and librettist Dana Gioia explains to EconTalk’s Russ Roberts why words matter more than we think, in both opera and on Broadway.

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22.01.2025

History for the Books: Javier Milei & Argentina’s Budget - Econlib

For most of 2023, Javier Milei advocated a number of libertarian policies aimed at reversing Argentina’s long economically downward trend. Among them was a proposal that was noted for its difficulty in a country known for its ever-increasing level of public spending. ‘It can’t be done,’ they said. Yet he did it: Under the presidency […]

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22.01.2025

Cotton v Wool Price Theory: Cutsinger's Solution - Econlib

[Editor’s note: We’re bringing back price theory with our series on Price Theory problems with Professor Bryan Cutsinger. You can view the previous problem and Cutsinger’s solution here and here. Share your proposed solutions in the Comments. Professor Cutsinger will be present in the comments for the next two weeks, and we’ll again post his proposed solution shortly thereafter. […]

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