We all have a tendency to repeat things we hear. But when many people start repeating the same thing, we come to believe that the thing must be true. Unfortunately, this happens a lot when it comes to economics and public policy. This week, we discuss incorrect things that people tend to think are correct simply because they get repeated.
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Episode 380: Population Shrink
Episode 379: Of Millionaires and Homeless
Episode 378: The One Branch of Government
Episode 377: Real Estate Insider
Episode 376: Interest Rates Up, Down, or Sideways?
Episode 375: Google and FedEx Anger James
Episode 374: The Price of Baseball
Episode 373: FDA: Friend or Foe?
Episode 372: Where’s the Middle Class?
Episode 371: An Interview with Spike Cohen, pt. 2
Episode 370: An Interview with Spike Cohen, pt. 1
Episode 369: A One-Party System?
Episode 368: Hampden-Sydney College Q&A
Episode 367: Live from Hampden-Sydney College
Episode 366: What’s Up With the President?
Episode 365: Democracy Might Not Be a Good Thing
Episode 364: $34 Trillion
Episode 363: Labor and Marx
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