I'm not a vegetarian. But I think people who are vegetarians, they are actually more virtuous than the rest of us. I… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
For the U.S., I think we should have a carbon tax, for environmental reasons. — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
There's so much free material on the Internet you can learn from, and some people are pure self-starters: they pick up computers… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
We're seeing an enormous amount of global upward mobility that's quite rapid and quite sudden, and undiscovered individuals have a chance -… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Sports is remarkably cognitive. I think it's underrated just how smart it is. Actually, if I had more time, I would spend… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
I think as individuals, people overrate the virtues of local food. Most of the energy consumption in our food system is not… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
I think higher ed in the U.S. is fairly healthy, and by global standards it dominates, and it makes people more productive.… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people will be liberated from a lot of oppressive manufacturing jobs, or a lot of service jobs,… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
I think people who are not rich can be extremely happy. And I think the chances to be happy in this new… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
When humans team up with computers to play chess, the humans who do best are not necessarily the strongest players. They're the ones who… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
“The great adventures of life, the surprise of strangers, of strangeness, of the electric and eclectic moments of happenstance, and also of extreme ambition,… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
“Mark Liszewski, executive director of the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (Hershey, Pennsylvania), remarked: “Instead of Ford versus Chevy, it’s Apple versus Android.… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
“Americans are in fact working much harder than before to postpone change, or to avoid it altogether, and that is true whether we’re talking… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
“three-quarters of today’s youth between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four are unfit to serve for one reason or another.” — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
“Once you're using sides and sauces you're on the right track and you're also following the general principles about how to eat well in… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
A lot of local food is very tasty. I'm very happy to eat it. I just don't think it's the same thing as saving… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
If you and your skills are a complement to the computer, your wage and labor market prospects are likely to be cheery. If your… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Sports is remarkably cognitive. I think it's underrated just how smart it is. Actually, if I had more time, I would spend more time… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
“In other words, a culture of the casual is a culture of people who already have achieved something and who already can prove it.… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
I see three forces militating in favor of growing inequality: increasing measurement of worker value added, automation through smart software, and globalization. — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
