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On "viewpoint diversity," and whether the government can compel it. casssunstein.substack.com/p/may-governme…

The Ethics of Argument (on respect, kindness, and charity; to be sure, social media platforms might not always be the exemplar here). Jonathan Haidt Richard Hanania Peter Boettke papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Bounded Rationality (this is the book, not the movie; with an effort to clarify the occasionally heated debate over whether and when heuristics work well). Sanjit Dhami amazon.com/Bounded-Ration…

On the important but puzzling idea of "viewpoint diversity." Jeffrey Flier Steven Pinker Lawrence H. Summers casssunstein.substack.com/p/may-governme…

On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom. (Coming this fall.) amazon.com/Liberalism-Def…

At least he tried? Grateful for and honored by the critical attention. Public Discourse

From Judge Learned Hand, 1944: "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. While it lies there it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it."

Fifth and final season of YOU is amazingly good. Penn Badgley

🫧 What if a new data framework for personal AI was built following the “private-by-default” principle? A few provocative ideas on this topic by a student of Cass Sunstein, outlined in this recent paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Privacy Symposium #optin #nudges #privacy #AI

The Ethics of Argument (I can report, with some authority, that the author cares a lot about this one). Jonah Goldberg Ian Leslie Robert P. George Geoffrey M Hodgson #FBPA 🔶 Eli Nachmany Zachary Liscow Social Research: An International Quarterly 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Conformity. amazon.com/Conformity-Inf…

Publication day! ALGORITHMIC HARM. (Ebook; hardcover coming on May 28.) John Podhoretz Barry Ritholtz John Tasioulas John A. List Lisa Rubin Norman Ornstein Zachary D. Carter Richard Hanania amazon.com/Algorithmic-Ha…

This is interesting and promising; we need much more work, especially empirical, on the question(s). Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ Penn Center for Social Norms & Behavioral Dynamics John A. List frontiersin.org/research-topic…

🎧 TUNE IN: GBD's Katie Cantrell swung by Eat For The Planet to talk with Nil Zacharias about the power of small shifts to bring about big change, and our work to transform institutional foodservice through plant-forward menus—without restricting choice. Listen: eftp.co/greener-by-def…

Coming in a few months: The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters, by Christine Webb. (Promises to be one of the most important books of 2025.) amazon.com/Arrogant-Ape-H…

Animal welfare cascades. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Animals matter, and on not being silent about moral issues. casssunstein.substack.com/p/animals-matt…

Fairness judgments about animals, by the amazing Nicolas Treich, who is doing brilliant work on animal welfare issues. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

The social cost of carbon (discussed in detail here). amazon.com/Climate-Justic…

Animals matter, and human beings who care about them often self-silence about that. Jonah Goldberg casssunstein.substack.com/p/animals-matt…