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Economics

Nov 14, 2013

Alan Greenspan, Human Nature, And Charles Darwin

Chairman Greenspan again uses the wrong model of human nature.Terry Burnham's response to Alan Greenspan's <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140161/alan-greenspan/never-saw-it-coming">Never Saw It Coming</a> at <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140161/alan-greenspan/never-saw-it-coming">Foreign Affairs.</a>

Economy

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Feb 12, 2013

The New Invisible Hand

The invisible hand does not exist - at least in its modern incarnation.

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Jul 24, 2012

Climate Change and Inter-Group Cooperation

Given the tension between our evolved tribalism and the global collective action problem of managing our planet, how can we hope to avoid the climate tipping point?

Environment

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Jul 2, 2012

Lipstick, the Recession and Evolutionary Psychology

Our findings confirmed that the lipstick effect is not only real, but deeply rooted in women’s mating psychology.

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Mind

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Jun 28, 2012

The Nature of Regulation I: Breaking Out of Our Narrative Prisons

Both liberal and conservative narratives about regulation are like prisons that confine reasonable people to predetermined choices. A new narrative based on the biological concept of regulation can set us free. Regulation is one of the most charged words in politics. If you’re a conservative, then you’re likely to think that regulation is a bad thing that erodes personal responsibility and prevents the free enterprise system from working its magic.

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Jun 12, 2012

Farewell, Lin Ostrom

The world lost a great human being in the passing of Elinor Ostrom.

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Apr 10, 2012

The Taint of ‘Social Darwinism’

In the interests of historical accuracy, however, it should be clearly recognized that “social Darwinism” has very little to do with the ideas developed by Charles Darwin in “On the Origin of Species.”

Politics

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