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I remember that original EconLog blog post! I have shared with people many times over the last half dozen years. Great to see you have compile and published a book on it and more on the topic!
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“No preference is a disease” is just the normal view held by non-economists, too. Psychiatrists’ trick is to pretend that socially-disapproved preferences aren’t preferences: “I just can’t help myself.” And use fear to silence anyone who points out the obvious.
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Caplan has a strangely economist fundamental claim: I maintain that no preference is a disease.
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“None of the socialists I’ve personal encountered has a military background. Quite the opposite. Virtually 100% of the socialists I’ve met are “free spirits.” They live in the moment – and act from the heart.”
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I would prefer my kids to marry before the age of 30.
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