After eight years, Economics in Two Lessons will be officially published in a few days. According to Amazon, it’s now #1 in Hot New Sellers in microeconomics.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/new-releases/digital-text/2523939051/ref=zg_bsnr_nav_kinc_4_2523923051
I don’t know exactly what that means, but it sounds good.
There have been quite a few recent cases raising questions around free speech and freedom of the press. Here are some thoughts, not all final.
First up, the question, raised by the cases of Peter Ridd and Israel Folau of whether employers can discipline or sack workers for their views on a range of issues.
The US college admissions scandal is rolling on, seemingly endlessly. There’s been a lot of discussion of moral decay, hypocrisy and more. But no one seems to have mentioned the central point.
A new sandpit for long side discussions, conspiracy theories, idees fixes and so on.
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Economics in Two Lessons is coming out in the US next week. That gives me an excuse to share some of the nice things people have said about it. I’m particularly pleased with this one from Jacob Hacker, whose own work I admire very much.
Two big pieces of news for me today. This morning I got the first physical copy of my book Economics in Two Lessons.
The New York Times has a piece pushing the idea that nuclear power is the solution to our environmental problems. It’s familiar stuff, citing the French success in the 1970s, the promise of Gen IV and small modular reactors, and so on.
A new sandpit for long side discussions, conspiracy theories, idees fixes and so on.
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