Your Favorite Episodes of 2021 By Russ Roberts By Russ Roberts, Mar 12 2022 SHARE POST: For 2021, here are the top 10 episodes, which is actually 12. Number 10 was a three-way tie: Sebastian Junger on Freedom; Lamorna Ash on Dark, Salt, Clear; and Don Boudreaux on Buchanan. Number 9, Jason Riley on Race in America. Number 8, Tyler Cowen on the Pandemic, Revisited. Number 7, Dana Gioia on Learning, Poetry, and Studying with Miss Bishop. Number 6, Megan McArdle on Belonging, Home, and National Identity. Number 5, Mike Munger on Free Markets. Number 3, a two-way tie: Donald Shoup on Parking; and Mike Munger’s second appearance in the top five, Michael Munger on Constitutions. And a tie at Number 1 for your favorite episode of 2021: Sam Quinones on Meth, Fentanyl and the Least of Us; and Rowan Jacobsen on Truffle Hound. I want to thank the 1,300 or so people who voted. Many thanks. –Russ Roberts RELATED CONTENT By Russell Roberts Where Do Prices Come From? This essay is part of an occasional series on fundamental economic concepts. "Prices adjust. They're not fixed. Supply and demand helps us remember this." My three sons, ages seven to twelve, suffer from a chronic condition I've heard described by economist John Baden as ironitis—the love of anything made of metal. They are fascinated by cars, trucks, backhoes, tractors and—well, you get the idea. The other day, my middle son suggested that my next car should be a conve... Read This Article
RELATED CONTENT By Russell Roberts Where Do Prices Come From? This essay is part of an occasional series on fundamental economic concepts. "Prices adjust. They're not fixed. Supply and demand helps us remember this." My three sons, ages seven to twelve, suffer from a chronic condition I've heard described by economist John Baden as ironitis—the love of anything made of metal. They are fascinated by cars, trucks, backhoes, tractors and—well, you get the idea. The other day, my middle son suggested that my next car should be a conve... Read This Article