Caplan in the Media
Interviews and Op-Eds
- "Genetically Oblivious: How 'Chinese' and 'Western' Parenting Make the Same Mistake." June 27, 2011. Psychology Today Blog.
- "Make a Baby or Five. Made Man. June 16, 2011.
- "The Conversation: Is Strict Parenting Better for Children?" The Guardian. June 11, 2011.
- "'Buy More' Children? Interview with Gayle Trotter." May 30, 2011.
- "Why Economists and Parents Need to Discover Behavioral Genetics." April 18, 2011. Psychology Today Blog.
- "The Economics and Genetics of Parenting." Freakonomics. April 11, 2011.
- "Twin Lessons." WSJ.com. April 11, 2011.
- "The Case for Having More Kids: Interview with David Leonhardt. NYTimes.com. April 7, 2011.
- "The Breeder's Cup." The Wall Street Journal June 19-20, 2010.
- "Good and Bad News on Parenting" The Chronicle of Higher Education. January 23, 2009.
- "What If the Median Voter Were a Failing Student"? The Economists' Voice. September, 2008.
- "The 18-Cent Solution." New York Times. May 8, 2008.
- "5 Myths About Our Ballot-Box Behavior." Washington Post. January 6, 2008.
- "The Kids These Days: A Bright Future for Economic Literacy?" History News Network. October 8, 2007.
- "Bryan Caplan's The Myth of the Rational Voter." Distributed Republic. June 26, 2007.
- "Dumbocracy in America." TCS Daily. June 20, 2007.
- "Special Interest Secret." Wall Street Journal. May 12, 2007.
Media Coverage
- "To the Contrary." PBS. June 17, 2011.
- "Hey Parents, Leave Those Kids Alone." The Times. June 4, 2011.
- "Too Much Too Young or Too Little Too Late?" The Age. May 17, 2011.
- "It's Mother's Day, Be Selfish." The American. May 8, 2011.
- "Mother's Day Advice: Make Love, Not Lunches, Author Says." National Post. May 7, 2011.
- "Don't Worry - Let Them Eat Pizza." The Times. May 7, 2011.
- "Does Size Matter? For Today's Families It Does." USA Today. May 6, 2011.
- "Parenting Is Overrated: Why the Secret to Happier Parents Is Doing Less. The Atlantic. May 5, 2011.
- "The Secret to Happier Parenting: Do Less of It." Globe and Mail. May 5, 2011.
- Note to Parents: Stop Trying So Hard." Shine on Yahoo! May 4, 2011.
- "Want More Kids? Stop Uber-Parenting." "On Parenting." Washington Post. May 4, 2011.
- "Go and Multiply, Without Guilt." Washington Times. May 4, 2011.
- "Go Ahead, Have Another." Wall St. Journal. April 16, 2011.
- "Who Really Cares How Yuppies Raise Their Kids?" New York Times. April 16, 2011.
- "Democratic Disappointment." National Post. August 30, 2008.
- "The Tyranny of the Dimwitted." The Globe and Mail. August 6, 2008.
- "Cheer Up - These Are the Good Old Days." Boston Globe. July 23, 2008.
- "The Myth of the Rational Voter." Economic Affairs. June, 2008.
- "Buecher: Top Ten England Und USA." Financial Times Deutschland. March 7, 2008.
- "The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies." Perspectives on Politics. March 2008.
- "Democracies and Ignorant Voters Make for Bad Policies." Shanghai Daily. March 1, 2008.
- "A Swing and a Myth: A Review of Caplan's The Myth of the Rational Voter." Public Choice. January, 2008.
- "Reasonable Doubt." Harvard Political Review Online. January 25, 2008.
- "Your Brain on Politics." Greater Good. Winter 2007-2008.
- "The Year in Books." Financial Times. December 8, 2007.
- "Democracy and Other Failures." Region Focus. Summer, 2007.
- "Out of the Semi-Dark Age: Let Rationality Reign." Vancouver Sun. September 29, 2007.
- "Stupid, Ignorant, or Biased?" Walter Williams. September 19, 2007.
- "Which Kind of Economics?" The American Prospect. August 13, 2007.
- "Too Uninformed to Vote? Well..." Chicago Tribune. August 2, 2007.
- "Economic Illiteracy." John Stossel. August 1, 2007.
- "The Voters Speak: Baaa!" The New York Times. July 30, 2007.
- "The Devil in Democracy." Financial Times. July 28, 2007.
- "The Myth of Bryan Caplan's Seriousness." The American Prospect. July 20, 2007.
- "Casting a Ballot With a Certain Cast of Mind." Wall Street Journal. July 10, 2007.
- "Fractured Francise: Are the Wrong People Voting?" The New Yorker. July 9, 2007.
- "How the Ballot Box Left the Brain Behind." The Telegraph. July 7, 2007.
- "Turn of the Ballot." Mint. June 23, 2007.
- "Vote for Me, Dimwit." The Economist. June 14, 2007.
- "A Democracy of Dunces?" The Freeman. June 1, 2007.
- "Clueless." The New York Times Magazine. May 27, 2007.
- "Who's Afraid of Democracy?" In These Times. May 25, 2007.
- Early Coverage
Media Appearances
- ABC Australia. June 8, 2011.
- "Santa Claus Unplugged." June 12, 2011.
- "Women's Hour." BBC. May 31, 2011.
- "Matt O'Donnell." ABC News. May 27, 2011.
- Radio New Zealand. May 26, 2011.
- "The Dennis Prager Show." May 25, 2011.
- Marlow FM. May 24, 2011.
- "Jackie Gray." Happenings Radio. May 24, 2011.
- "America's Morning News." TRN. May 24, 2011.
- "Mental Self-Defense." KTKK. May 23, 2011.
- Talk Radio Europe. May 23, 2011.
- "Bax and O'Brien." WAQY. May 23, 2011.
- "The Last Word." Today FM. May 18, 2011.
- WBAL. May 17, 2011.
- BBC World Service. May 15, 2011.
- "Dylan Ratigan Show." MSNBC. May 13, 2011.
- "Dave Rutherford." May 11, 2011.
- Fox News Radio. "Armstrong and Getty." May 11, 2011.
- "Issues, Etc." May 11, 2011.
- EconTalk. "Caplan on Parenting." May 9, 2011.
- NPR. "The Madeleine Brand Show." May 9, 2011.
- WCCO. "Michele Tafoya." May 6, 2011.
- WAMV. May 6, 2011.
- CBC. "The Current." May 5, 2011.
- KGO. "Gil Gross." May 3, 2011.
- "Dresser After Dark." April 29, 2011.
- "The Laura Ingraham Show." April 28, 2011.
- BNN. "Squeeze Play." April 26, 2011.
- WALR. April 26, 2011.
- WPHT. "The Dom Giordano Show." April 25, 2011.
- CNN Radio Dallas. "Wall St. Shuffle." April 22, 2011.
- WERC. "Dan York." April 22, 2011.
- WBT. April 21, 2011.
- "Marketplace." NPR. April 12, 2011.
- "Making Minds Matter." WNRR. April 4, 2011.
- "Caplan on Immigration." EconTalk. October 4, 2010.
- "Caplan on Hayek, Richter, and Socialism." EconTalk. June 28, 2010.
- "The Amy Oliver Show." KFKA. October 27, 2009.
- "Wall St. Shuffle." KFXR. July 20, 2009.
- "The Shad Olson Show." KOTA. October 17, 2008.
- "The Brain Storm." October 13, 2008.
- "20/20." ABC. October 10, 2008.
- "Chip Franklin." KOGO. October 9, 2008.
- CTV. September 29, 2008.
- "The Current." CBC Radio. September 10, 2008.
- "Avi Nelson." WRKO. July 26, 2008.
- "WTOP News." WTOP. May 28. 2008.
- "On the Economy with Tom Keene." Bloomberg Radio. May 9, 2008.
- "Neil Cavuto." Fox Business. May 8, 2008.
- "Bob Grant Show." KABC. April 1, 2008.
- "The Myth of the Rational Voter." SXSW Interactive. March 8, 2008.
- "Newscope with Mike Fitzsimmons." KXLY. February 25, 2008.
- "The Bryant Parks Project." NPR. January 17, 2008.
- "The Dave Congleton Show." KVEC. December 11, 2007.
- "The Bryan Suits Show." KVI. October 16, 2007.
- "Are Voters Irrational?: An Interview With Economist Bryan Caplan." The Intrepid Liberal. October 14, 2007.
- "The Liberated Space." Syndicated. September 27, 2007.
- "America Back on Track With Tony Seton." QNN. September 19, 2007.
- "With Good Reason." VFH Radio. September 8, 2007.
- "News Forum Now." WNBC. August 22, 2007.
- "The Mike Rosen Show." KOA. August 20, 2007.
- "Town Hall Ohio." WTVN. August 19, 2007.
- "Conversations with Joy Cardin." WPR. August 14, 2007.
- "Silly Voters: The Brian Lehrer Show." WNYC. August 8, 2007.
- "Cato Book Forum: The Myth of the Rational Voter." C-SPAN, to be aired.
- "The Bob Davis Show." Part 1. Part 2. KSTP. July 16, 2007.
- "Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn." Syndicated. July 10, 2007.
- "Sloan Ranger Show." WGNU. July 3, 2007
- "The Myth of the Rational Voter." ABC Radio National (Australia). July 2, 2007.
- "Irrational Politics and Free Trade." CSPAN2. July 2, 2007.
- "Caplan on the Myth of the Rational Voter." EconTalk. June 25, 2007.
- "On the Economy with Tom Keene." Bloomberg Radio. June 20, 2007.
- "'The Myth of the Rational Voter' by Bryan Caplan." Bloggingheads.tv. May 30, 2007.
- "Real Politics Live." RNN. May 28, 2007.
- "Night Waves." BBC Radio 3. May 21, 2007.
- "Taxpayers League Live with David Strom." WWTC. May 19, 2007.
- "Thinking Allowed: The Rational Voter." BBC Radio 4. May 2, 2007.
- "What Should Be a Culture of Enterprise in An Age of Globalization?" Cato Institute. March 29, 2007.
- "Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets." EconTalk. December 4, 2006.
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