Steven Landsburg | The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics

Now the physicists know what it was like to be an economist in 1978. Click here to comment or read others’ comments.

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/10/08/is-this-too-cryptic/

Here’s what I want on election night: A complete list of all Harris’s paths to victory and a complete list of all Trump’s paths. Then as each path becomes impossible, I can cross it off and...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/10/01/harriss-1922-paths-to-victory/

No matter how this election turns out, the next president of the United States will be a crackpot. Donald Trump thinks you can fight Covid with bleach injections. Kamala Harris thinks you can fig...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/08/16/degrees-of-delusion/

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https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/08/02/why-we-need-price-theorists/

Here is a headline from this morning’s New York Times: Over the course of the day, I’ve heard three different radio commenters riffing on this theme, mocking the former president for not real...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/08/01/the-next-trump-cabinet/

The Democrats keep telling us that Donald Trump poses a unique threat to democracy and global stability, so that even if you are disagree with almost all of their policies, you should still vote ...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/07/21/the-next-democratic-president/

My essay on abortion and public policy has appeared in the Summer 2024 issue of the Independent Review, where it will gestate for nine months behind a paywall. In the meantime, here is a late dra...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/06/19/abortion-and-public-policy/

I am delighted to announce that the 10th edition of my textbook, Price Theory and Applications, is now available wherever good books are sold. There’s also a free sample chapter. Here’s whatâ...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/05/21/the-tenth-times-a-charm/

The death last week of the pathbreaking comic book artist Trina Robbins reminded me of an odd bit of history. Before she was a cartoonist, Robbins owned and operated a Lower East Side boutique ca...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/04/20/specialized-markets/

If you’re in the vicinity of the University of Rochester this Tuesday, please join us: Title: Lead Exposure and Crime Presenter: Kevin Schnepel on 3/19 at 5pm in Goergen 101 Description: Early-...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/03/17/lead-exposure-and-criminal-behavior/

I am just back from the G4G conference in Atlanta, where I gave a six-minute talk on how to organize a waiting line. The video of the actual talk will appear on the web eventually, but in the mea...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2024/02/27/how-to-organize-a-waiting-line/

I feel like I should record this, on the off-chance that it will save someone else from spending 18 hours glued to a computer screen missing the obvious. It will be of very limited interest. Actu...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/12/03/how-i-spent-my-saturday-a-geeky-puzzle/

If you’re in the vicinity of the University of Rochester this Thursday (November 16), check this out:

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/11/14/pandemic-policy/

If you’re in the vicinity of the University of Rochester Thursday evening at 5PM (that is, November 9, which is likely to be the date on which you’re reading this), please drop by Meliora 203...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/11/08/economic-catastrophes/

Recognizing that I know no more about politics than most of you, and that I have no notable record as a political prognosticator, here is my prediction, as of about a half hour before the second ...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/09/27/game-theory/

I know very little about Asa Hutchinson (ex-governor or Arkansas, current candidate for president) but I’ve heard him on the radio a few times and he seems worth listening to. I’ve heard him ...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/08/18/a-chance-to-do-some-good/

Not all podcasts are fun (for either the guests or the viewers) but in my experience all podcasts hosted by Bob Murphy are fun for all involved. You can see the latest here or on YouTube:

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/06/16/human-action/

If you are in the vicinity of the University of Rochester this Thursday, please join us:

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/04/17/the-fabric-of-civilization/

I believe I am now caught up on replying to the many comments on my post about Chat-GPT4 failing my economics exam. My responses are quite out of order, but are labeled with the numbers of the po...

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/04/16/done/

If you are in the vicinity of the University of Rochester tomorrow, check it out:

https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/04/11/how-economics-can-make-you-a-better-athlete-and-a-better-sports-fan/