262 Thinking Rationally Part 8: Popular Irrational Biases

Many ideas have been debunked long ago, but nonetheless remain very popular. This episode highlights three popular irrational biases about economics, taken from Brian Caplan's book The Myth Of The Rational Voter. The biases covered are the pessimism bias, the anti-market bias, and the anti-foreign bias.

Show Notes:
All Previous Episodes in the Thinking Rationally SeriesThe Myth Of The Rational Voter by Bryan CaplanEpisode 90 Rational Optimism Versus Doom PornThe Rational Optimist by Matt RidleyEpisode 227 Review Of The Better Angels Of Our Nature By Steven PinkerThe Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven PinkerEntrepreneurship Part 4: Profit Is SanityEpisode 176 The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality by Ludwig Von Mises Part 1  (and Part 2)Episode 225 Comparative Advantage Is Mind-blowing
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