Bryan Caplan - Feminists, Billionaires, and Demagogues

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 20, 2022

Duration

2h 5m

Channel

Dwarkesh Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

It was a fantastic pleasure to speak to Bryan Caplan for a third time on the podcast! His most recent book is Don't Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice. He explains why:

• Feminists are mostly wrong,
• Having centi-billionaires is socially optimal contra Scott Alexander,
• Decolonization should have emphasized human rights over democracy,
• Visiting Easter Europe convinced him we could accept millions of refugees.

Episode website + Transcript: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/bryan-caplan-3 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3TFajZo Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3CLSDVn Buy Bryan's Book "Don't Be a Feminist": https://amzn.to/3SWRHE4 Follow Bryan: https://twitter.com/bryan_caplan Follow me: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Preview 01:03 Don’t Be a Feminist 17:44 Western Feminism Ignores Infanticide 20:58 Why The Universe Hates Women 32:56 Women's Tears Have Too Much Power 46:52 Bryan Performs Standup Comedy! 51:31 Affirmative Action is Philanthropic Propaganda 54:26 Peer-effects as the Only Real Education 58:09 The Idiocy of Student Loan Forgiveness 1:09:00 Why Society is Becoming Mentally Ill 1:11:49 Open Borders & the Ultra-long Term 1:15:51 Why Cowen’s Talent Scouting Strategy is Ludicrous 1:22:21 Surprising Immigration Victories 1:37:19 The Most Successful Revolutions 1:55:27 Anarcho-Capitalism is the Ultimate Government 1:57:41 Billionaires Deserve their Wealth

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Bryan Caplan

  guest

• Dwarkesh Patel

  host

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Dwarkesh Podcast, featuring Bryan Caplan and Dwarkesh Patel, Bryan Caplan - Feminists, Billionaires, and Demagogues explores bryan Caplan Challenges Feminism, Defends Billionaires, Warns Demagogues’ Power Bryan Caplan joins Dwarkesh Patel to discuss themes from his essay collections "Don't Be a Feminist" and "How Evil Are Politicians?", arguing that modern feminism misdiagnoses gender fairness in rich countries while neglecting severe abuses abroad.

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