Economists Without Borders

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Dispatch

Politics, News

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Alex Tabarrok, professor of economics at George Mason University, joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss the exceptional nature of American democratic capitalism and debate the merits of all sorts of borders. Later in the episode, Jonah gets a crash course in crypto and asks Alex about the future and ethics of AI and large language models. Show Notes: — Alex’s piece on Liberal Fascism and CurtisYarvin The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers?
0:14.8	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.1	Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.4	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.
0:28.7	On the beach. Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention.
0:49.1	Can you digger? Hey, guys.
0:58.4	Greetings, your listeners.
1:01.5	This is Jonah Goldberg, host of the Remnant podcast, brought to you by the dispatch and dispatch media.
1:02.5	Just full warning, we'll try to add out any coughs, sneezes, or fainting spells, but I was
1:07.9	under the weather over the weekend.
1:09.5	I am not 100% yet, but I'm exceedingly
1:12.9	medicated and caffeinated, so we'll see how this goes. Very excited to have a return guest on today.
1:17.6	Some of you know, I recently listened to that interview at the New York Times with Curtis Yarvin
1:22.9	about how dictatorship is awesome and was so underwhelmed. And while I was writing about that,
1:29.3	I saw a great piece by Alex Tabarach,
1:33.0	who's a professor of economics, George Mason University,
1:37.0	and a co-blogger in chief for Marginal Revolution
1:42.1	with Tyler Cowan.
1:43.1	And one of my favorite economists, we have marginal disagreements.
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