Peter Leeson on Why Trial-by-Fire Wasn’t Barbaric and Why Pirates Were Democratic
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He’s an economist who studies even weirder things than Steve. They discuss whether economics is the best of the social sciences, and why it’s a good idea to get a tattoo of a demand curve on your bicep.
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