Richard Hanania's Newsletter

When people talk about what economic ideas they’d like to see implemented, there’s usually an underlying assumption that “we” (whoever that is) are in control of our destiny. I noticed this when talking to Samuel Moyn about Gerontocracy in America

Note: I’m doing a meetup in San Francisco this Saturday from 2-4 PM. You can sign up here.

The Jason Arday story continues to surprise. I didn’t believe that there would still be much to talk about regarding this man’s individual story nearly a week after his death, even though ...

Poor Nathan Cofnas! He told the truth about Arday and brought down one of the greatest academic frauds of our time, and not even the Queen of the TERFs will have him.

I’ve actually been getting jealous of all the Nathan hate. At least someone sent me this, in...

Note: I’ll be in San Francisco this weekend. Follow Substack Notes and X for updates on possible meetups. Also, if you’re able to host a meetup, get in touch, as it would save me some logistical work.

People argue against bosses sleeping with their subordinates on the grounds that such situations involve a “power imbalance.” Occasionally, they go a step furthe...

In the United States today, Democrats are the party of elites, while Republicans are with the “common man.” Since Democrats are on most issues the more anti-market party, this makes it seem like elites are more in favor of economic statism.

Yet there is a near universal pattern in the opposite direction, as shown in a new paper by John Nye and his co-authors called