> The author Russ Roberts runs the EconTalk podcast and is a well respected economist/journalist/thinker in the field, definitely worth reading for a fair assessment.
I am starting to wonder if there is such a thing. I can respect an academic who writes scientific papers for their peers to review. I can respect an academic who has opinions of the state of the world. I can't respect someone who mixes the two. If you write something for an audience that can't asses the validity of your statement you are deliberately deceiving people. I can't respect that.
There is a reason why Piketty's book is 700 pages and certainly enough, both good and bad, have been said about it already. He isn't adding anything apparently noteworthy here. How does a normal person begin to explore all the "facts and figures" presented in the article. and how do you figure out if it is even valid to the overall discussion? The answer is that you don't, and the author knows this. It is dishonest.
When Neil Degrasse Tyson says that we should explore space his argument isn't a bunch of statistics on how it would benefit humanity 23.95%, even though I am sure he could come up with some. That is because he has made a career out of teaching people about space and hoping they will share his excitement, rather than being a politician telling people what to think.
So no, I really don't understand why I should listen to Russ Roberts.
I am starting to wonder if there is such a thing. I can respect an academic who writes scientific papers for their peers to review. I can respect an academic who has opinions of the state of the world. I can't respect someone who mixes the two. If you write something for an audience that can't asses the validity of your statement you are deliberately deceiving people. I can't respect that.
There is a reason why Piketty's book is 700 pages and certainly enough, both good and bad, have been said about it already. He isn't adding anything apparently noteworthy here. How does a normal person begin to explore all the "facts and figures" presented in the article. and how do you figure out if it is even valid to the overall discussion? The answer is that you don't, and the author knows this. It is dishonest.
When Neil Degrasse Tyson says that we should explore space his argument isn't a bunch of statistics on how it would benefit humanity 23.95%, even though I am sure he could come up with some. That is because he has made a career out of teaching people about space and hoping they will share his excitement, rather than being a politician telling people what to think.
So no, I really don't understand why I should listen to Russ Roberts.