Mike welcomes back George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan to discuss Bryan’s latest collection, Pro-Market AND Pro-Business: Essays on Laissez-Faire.
Topics Mike & Bryan discuss include:
Mike’s skepticism of big business and Bryan’s response
why Bryan thinks businesspeople earn every penny
the pro-market case for noncompete clauses
consumer harm and antitrust law
positive and negative externalities
Bryan’s ideal pro-market healthcare system
opportunity costs and using paper plates
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