As a lifelong philosophy geek, I'm honored to be in the inaugural class of the John Stuart Mill Fellowship from Mercatus Center, supported by serial entrepreneur Brendan McCord 🏛️ x 🤖 in collaboration with Virgil Henry Storr. Why is this so important to me? Quite simply: it's the principles.

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I had such a blast commandeering the Mercatus Center podcast studio to spend nearly three hours learning from Shruti Rajagopalan. (Links below!) We discuss: - Shruti's bull case for India - her advice for me on learning about India - India's underrated talent hotspots - would she search

We’re incredibly excited to announce Nabeel S. Qureshi has joined Mercatus as a Visiting Fellow with our Program on Artificial Intelligence & Progress. Nabeel is an invaluable voice and thinker as it relates to AI. Read his piece on Moral AI here bit.ly/46DzORe

MONDAY NIGHT DUB

Wrote my first piece for Discourse Magazine this weekend, reflecting on the increasingly complex themes of today’s top TV comedies. discoursemagazine.com/p/are-you-laug…

Its that time of year again, Humphrey-Hawkins! We at Mercatus have questions finregrag.com/p/what-we-woul…

I've always been grateful that Dr. Kahneman was a guest for one of our live shows. Just a truly lovely person that I was privileged to have met.

After a decade as Mercatus Center's executive director, I’m stepping down this summer. I am incredibly happy that I’ll be succeeded by the inimitable Ben Klutsey, who will take the reins on June 1.

Yearly reminder that nobody does Opening Day like Cincinnati.

After 10 years at the helm, today is Daniel M. Rothschild’s last as Executive Director of Mercatus Center. Whether celebrating wins or working through challenges, Dan’s passion for Mercatus has been a constant. Thank you for everything, Dan. It’s been a privilege to be a part of your team.

Fascinating read for anyone following (or just interested in!) India’s election

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Trade lawyers & history majors like to blame free trade for societal ills. But as Christine McDaniel notes, we've never had free trade. Blaming something that isn’t happening won’t solve the very real problems that need to be addressed. forbes.com/sites/christin…

Tonight at 9 PM EDT is the television premiere of UNDIVIDE US on Maryland Public Television. The documentary features Ben Klutsey and shows the power of respectful conversations to mitigate toxic polarization. mpt.org

Looking forward to this! Great college, wonderful people, and an amazing town.

Today, we’re excited to welcome the second class of fellows participating in the John Stuart Mill Fellowship—a one-year program for entrepreneurs to study the philosophical foundations of big ideas related to markets, politics, and society. mercatus.org/announcements/…