It seems to me that the price of eternal vigilance is liberty. — Alex Tabarrok Eternal Copy Share Image
As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer. — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Going to college is neither necessary nor sufficient to be well-educated. — Alex Tabarrok College Copy Share Image
Well-roundedness comes not from sitting in a classroom but from experiencing the larger world. — Alex Tabarrok Classroom Copy Share Image
Writing on the blog, you want to get attention and make strong claims. In academic work, that often doesn't pay, so sometimes… — Alex Tabarrok Academic Copy Share Image
If China and India were as rich as the United States is today, the market for cancer drugs would be eight times… — Alex Tabarrok Cancer Copy Share Image
Patents are like fertilizer. Applied wisely and sparingly, they can increase growth. But if you apply too many chemicals, or make patents… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Democracy is an experimental system. I like it when states try out new ideas. I think we ought to expand, not contract,… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Conservatives have long argued, correctly, that 'fine-tuning' the economy is a chimera, but that argument seems to have disappeared from the conservative… — Alex Tabarrok Argument Copy Share Image
The term 'natural resources' confuses people. 'Natural resources' are not like a finite number of gifts under the Christmas tree. Nature is… — Alex Tabarrok Christmas Copy Share Image
What we tell students in formal schooling: “Sit down, stay quiet, and absorb. Do this for 12 to 16 years and all… — Alex Tabarrok Education Copy Share Image
I think modern television shows, with their intricate plots, are stimulating our minds. This is one reason IQs have been going up. — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
I utterly reject the view that the Third World is doomed to poverty and starvation. Not only is this wrong, I think… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Michael Moore didn't have to worry that anyone would misinterpret the title of his film, 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' because in Hollywood,… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
It used to be that almost all innovation came from the U.S. and a small number of other developed countries. That's no… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Capitalists work hard to produce what consumers want. Artists who work too hard to produce what consumers want are often accused of… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige,… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
When the FDA forces an old drug off the market, patients have very little say in the matter. Patients have even less… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Hollywood wants its heroes to be virtuous, but it defines virtue in a way that excludes any action that is self-interested. If… — Alex Tabarrok Action Copy Share Image
College has been oversold. It has been oversold to students who end up dropping out or graduating with degrees that don't help… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
A lot of people say that India has been held back by its democracy. But let's remember that, despite being a poor… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
People get used to more complex forms of entertainment, and they become bored by simpler forms. Television has become more complex in… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
A lot of people say that India has been held back by its democracy. But lets remember that, despite being a poor… — Alex Tabarrok Country Copy Share Image
A bet is a tax on bullshit; and it is a just tax, tribute paid by the bullshitters to those with genuine… — Alex Tabarrok Bullshit Copy Share Image
I encourage everyone I know to sign an organ donor card, but if someone doesn't want to sign, that's his or her… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Our obsessive focus on college schooling has blinded us to basic truths. College is a place, not a magic formula. It matters… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
America has the highest standard of living of any major country in the entire world. To maintain and enhance that standard of… — Alex Tabarrok America Copy Share Image
Television is much more complex, brain-challenging and involved than it used to be. It's almost impossible to watch a television show from… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
There is no right to a job or a wage rate, but there is a right to move from one country to… — Alex Tabarrok America Copy Share Image
Education is the key to the future: You've heard it a million times, and it's not wrong. Educated people have higher wages… — Alex Tabarrok College Copy Share Image
More retirees, longer life expectancy, larger benefits, and fewer workers - these trends have meant substantial increases in the payroll tax. Since… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
It would be really great if I discovered a cure for cancer, but it would only be a little bit less great… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Today it is evident that we have two political parties: the Tax and Spenders and the No-Tax and Spenders. Neither party is… — Alex Tabarrok Bankruptcy Copy Share Image
The first thing you learn when you're blogging is that people are one click away from leaving you. So you've got to… — Alex Tabarrok Attention Copy Share Image
People used to think that more population was bad for growth. In this view, people are stomachs - they eat, leaving less… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
The obsessive focus on a college degree has served neither taxpayers nor students well. Only 35 percent of students starting a four-year… — Alex Tabarrok College Copy Share Image
