What Tyler Cowen Thinks About (Almost) Everything

Conversations with Coleman

The Free Press

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.5 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week, Tyler Cowen joins the show. A true polymath, he answers everything on Coleman Hughes’s mind about our world and its future. In this rapid-fire exchange, Tyler weighs in on whether AI is a bubble, the minimum wage, Mexican wokeness, and the Donald Trump administration’s approach to foreign aid. He also touches on travel, new religions, the UN, and even his three favorite films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Tyler Cowan.
0:06.0	Tyler is an economist at George Mason University, the co-founder of my personal favorite blog,
0:11.5	Marginal Revolution, and a true polymath. Tyler is well known for giving short but extremely
0:18.2	substantive answers to questions, and because of that, I had a lot more
0:22.3	questions prepared than I usually do, and I won't spoil all those questions in the intro.
0:27.3	You guys won't notice this because of post-production magic, but my internet connection was
0:31.5	really bad during this conversation. So if I'm furrowing my brow or seeming awkward at all during
0:36.7	the conversation, it's not because
0:38.3	of what Tyler's saying. It's because he was cutting in and out for me, and I was annoyed by that at the
0:42.3	time. So keep that in mind. As you watch the conversation, I really enjoyed this one. Tyler Cowen is
0:48.3	someone I admire a great deal, and it was great to have him on the show. So without further ado, Tyler Cowan.
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