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1. Marginal Revolution
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   What I’ve been reading
   
   

   1. Peter Sloterdijk, Selected Exaggerations: Conversations and Interviews, 1993-2012.  No, he’s not a fraud, and this volume is probably the best introduction to his thought.  Is there an extended argument here?  I am not sure, but I did enjoy this bit: The existential philosophers have greatly overstated homelessness.  In fact, people sit in their apartments […]

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2. Economist
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   What I’ve been reading

   1. Peter Sloterdijk, Selected Exaggerations: Conversations and Interviews, 1993-2012.  No, he’s not a fraud, and this volume is probably the best introduction to his thought.  Is there an extended argument here?  I am not sure, but I did enjoy this bit: The existential philosophers have greatly overstated homelessness.  In fact, people sit in their apartments […]
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   Tyler, no one gives a flying f*ck about what you do in your free time.

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3. Economist
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   Lol it’s a bot post you f**king morons

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4. Economist
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   $$\huge{\mathbb{ STFU \; Tyrel}}$$

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5. Economist
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   I read that too. It’s really a nice book.

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6. Economist
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   Tyrel can read!?

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7. Economist
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   Sorry Tyrel, you're my bro <3

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8. Economist
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   This

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9. Economist
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   This confirms my low opinion of him. He is going through my undergrad reading list and what's worse reading it in translation.

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10. Economist
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    1. Ben Cohen, The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks. An intelligent popular social science book covering everything from Stephen Curry to Shakespeare to The Princess Bride, David Booth, Eugene Fama, and more. I am not sure the book is actually about “the hot hand” as a unified phenomenon, as opposed to mere talent persistence, but still I will take intelligence over the alternative.

    2. Richard J. Lazarus, The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court. A genuinely interesting and well-presented history of how climate change became a partisan issue in the United States, somewhat broader than its title may indicate.

    3. Ryan H. Murphy, Markets Against Modernity: Ecological Irrationality, Public and Private. The book has blurbs from Bryan Caplan and Scott Sumner, and I think of it as an ecological, historically reconstructed account of the demand for irrationality as it relates to the environment, interest in “do-it-yourself,” and the love for small scale enterprise. Interesting, but overpriced.

    4. Juan Du, The Shenzhen Experiment: The Story of China’s Instant City. An actual history, as opposed to the usual blah-blah-blah you find in so many China books. The author has a background in architecture and urban planning, and stresses the import of the Pearl River Delta before Deng’s reforms (Shenzhen wasn’t just a run-down fishing village), decentralization in Chinese reforms, and fits and starts in the city’s post-reform history. Anyone who reads books on China should consider this one.

    Gordon Teskey, Spenserian Moments, The Master is finally receiving his poetic due.

    Toby Ord’s forthcoming The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity is a comprehensive look at existential risk, written by an Oxford philosopher and student of Derek Parfit.

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11. Economist
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    ^sligt improovement

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12. Economist
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    How could he read so many books, maintain a very active website, and presumably also teach and research as a full professor? I envy his energy. I can even finish a book now.

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13. Economist
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    I love Tyler. He is my icon.
    -Lemon HRM Phd

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14. Economist
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    How could he read so many books, maintain a very active website, and presumably also teach and research as a full professor? I envy his energy. I can even finish a book now.

    Jack of all, master of none

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15. Economist
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    Welcome back Tyler, your blog posts are so much better than Karl's mindless tweets

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16. Economist
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    Sloterdijk may not be a fraud, but Cowen is a shill.

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17. Economist
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    Tyler, keep it coming. We all love you (psst...we secretly envy you).

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