Economist Bryan Caplan on Why You Shouldn’t be a Feminist

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.4 • 783 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Mike talks with Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, prolific author, and blogger at Bet on It. He's the author of multiple books and essay collections - five of which we've previously discussed on the show. Today, they talk about Professor Caplan’s latest collection, Don't Be A Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice. Topics Mike & Bryan cover include: - what it means to be a feminist - underrepresentation of women in top political & business roles - pay differentials between men and women - sexism, objectification, and sexual violence - if unequal treatment is necessarily unfair treatment - diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training - if the ‘non-woke’ market is being underserved Bryan Caplan on Twitter The Politics Guys on Facebook | Twitter Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out RedCircle, home of The Politics Guys. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Anastics,
0:02.3	Long-haired, weirdos, short-haired widows,
0:04.8	Vandrol, Gula Gun.
0:05.9	I'm the government, hug the government, love the government,
0:09.5	hug the government, love the government,
0:11.8	the government, hug the government.
0:12.3	Welcome to the politics, guys,
0:13.5	a place for bipartisan, rational, and civil debate on American politics and policy.
0:17.8	I'm Michael Baranowski,
0:18.9	professor of political science at Northern Kentucky University.
0:22.0	My guest today is Brian Kaplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, a prolific
0:27.1	author and a blogger at Bet on it. He's written a whole number, a whole bunch of books,
0:33.1	and we've talked about many of them on this show, and I am very happy to have him back once again
0:39.5	to talk about his latest collection, Don't Be a Feminist Essays on Genuine Justice.
0:45.6	Brian Kaplan, welcome back.
0:47.7	Fantastic to be here, Michael.
0:49.2	So I thought we'd start with, well, a definition.
0:54.0	It's a good social scientist kind of place to
0:56.4	start, I think, and the definition of the term feminist, because I think if we're going by
1:03.8	a basic understanding of the term, men and women should be treated equally. Nobody, a lot of people wouldn't make a case against that.
1:12.3	I don't think you would.
1:14.0	And I was going to start by saying, well, how do you define feminism?
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