Steven Landsburg

“Do I agree that with privilege comes responsibility? The answer is no. I believe that responsibilities arise when one undertakes them voluntarily.…

— Steven Landsburg

A well-known mathematician once told me that the great thing about liking both math and sex was that he could do either…

— Steven Landsburg

It is something of a miracle that individual selfish decisions (in a market economy) must lead to a collectively efficient outcome.

— Steven Landsburg

“We both approach the world as economists, and as economists resigned to - and sometimes even reveling in - the character defect…

— Steven Landsburg

Economic policies command bipartisan support only when they're incoherent.

— Steven Landsburg

Most of economics can be summarized in four words: 'People respond to incentives.' The rest is commentary.

— Steven Landsburg