Alex Tabarrok

I utterly reject the view that the Third World is doomed to poverty and starvation. Not only is this wrong, I think…

— Alex Tabarrok

The only way to thrive is to innovate. It's that simple.

— Alex Tabarrok

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

It seems to me that the price of eternal vigilance is liberty.

— Alex Tabarrok

What we tell students in formal schooling: “Sit down, stay quiet, and absorb. Do this for 12 to 16 years and all…

— Alex Tabarrok

There is no right to a job or a wage rate, but there is a right to move from one country to…

— Alex Tabarrok

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

Democracy is an experimental system. I like it when states try out new ideas. I think we ought to expand, not contract,…

— Alex Tabarrok

Going to college is neither necessary nor sufficient to be well-educated.

— Alex Tabarrok

Our obsessive focus on college schooling has blinded us to basic truths. College is a place, not a magic formula. It matters…

— Alex Tabarrok

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

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