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“If you can't feel secure - and teach your children to feel secure - about 1-in-610,000 nightmare scenarios - the problem isn't the world. It's you.”

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Bryan Caplan
Bryan Caplan

Bryan Caplan is an economist born on April 8, 1971. He is known for his research in labor economics, public choice theory, and educational policy. more

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