1. Hope Is No Substitute for Theory
(Opinions/op-ed)

...ith representative democracy, well-documented by the Public Choice economists and Bryan Caplan in The Myth of the Rational Voter. Most people don’t understand economics, so they are easy prey for inte...

2. Pickens Plan Is Based on Ignorance
(Opinions/op-ed)

...so counting on Americans’ suspicion of “foreign nations.” As economist Bryan Caplan points out in The Myth of the Rational Voter, many people are biased against profit and foreigners. Pickens is using...

3. Are the Voters Qualified to Pick a President?
(Opinions/op-ed)

...work—and how government actions tend to sabotage them. As I've noted before, Bryan Caplan's book, The Myth of the Rational Voter, well documents the widespread ignorance about economic principles. Pub...