Bryan Caplan: On Feminism, Ideologies, and Education.

Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and New York Times Bestselling author.In this episode, we dive deep into his newest book, Don't Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice.Get a copy of Don't Be a Feminist here.Bryan has written The Myth of the Rational Voter, named "the best political book of the year" by the New York Times, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, The Case Against Education, Open Borders (co-authored with SMBC's Zach Weinersmith), Labor Econ Versus the World, How Evil Are Politicians?, and Don't Be a Feminist. His next book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing, will be published by the Cato Institute in 2023.Bryan is the editor and chief writer for Bet On It, the blog hosted by the Salem Center for Policy at the University of Texas. He has published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Newsweek, Atlantic, American Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of Law and Economics, and Intelligence, blogged for EconLog from 2005-2022, and appeared on ABC, BBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and C-SPAN.Subscribe Now and Join Me as we Explore The Truth Through Conversations With The Most Brilliant Minds. --- Highlights:0:39 Why Write Don’t be a Feminist?1:20 What is a good definition of Feminism?2:30 Are women treated less fair than men in our society?5:50 Intimidation & Ideologies9:30 Is Critical Thinking Lacking in today’s world?11:50 Moral Over-learning.19:10 What’s education for?24:20 Social Justice vs. Genuine Justice.30:30 Closing remarks.