Michael Munger
Senior Fellow
Michael Munger is a Professor of Political Science, Economics, and Public Policy at Duke University and Senior Fellow of the American Institute for Economic Research.
His degrees are from Davidson College, Washingon University in St. Louis, and Washington University.
Munger’s research interests include regulation, political institutions, and political economy.
Books by Michael Munger
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Inside US Air Traffic Control: Conflicts of Interest and Absence of Oversight
Why is US flight safety and timeliness falling behind the rest of the world? Only government-guaranteed monopolies can afford to be this incompetent.
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My $100 Tomato: Is Self-Sufficiency Overrated?
Should you buy, or DIY? A prudent householder should buy that which they cannot make for the same price. The lesson is the same for nations.
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Three-Dimensional Trade Chess, Explained
The White House claims tariffs can accomplish three concrete things. Even if each were correct, they’re mutually exclusive.
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The Social Media Jam: Why Too Many Choices Leave Us Feeling Stuck
From the cereal aisle to TikTok, an abundance of choice can leave us feeling unsatisfied. Most social media lacks the disciplined hand of market costs — at least for now.
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Crop Insurance, NASCAR, and Seatbelts: Why The Safer We Get, The More Risks We Take
Gordon Tullock’s suggestion of a spike on your steering wheel (wouldn’t you drive carefully?) illustrates the unintended consequences of risk, regulation, and moral hazard.
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DAFT Decisions: Why Deficits Are Future Taxes
The US debt has doubled in a generation, and the Tea Party’s warnings went unheeded. We’re locked into a deficit spiral with no political will to change it.
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‘Fine, I’ll Bake Your Stupid Cake’ Free Association Fuels Free Enterprise
Maybe the secret ingredient to a freer, more prosperous society is simple: respect for choice, in business and beyond.
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Milei’s First Year: Liberty, Less Regulation, Low Inflation
One year into his presidency, Javier Milei has outperformed any reasonable expectations, except perhaps his own.
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Want Progress? Lose the Spoon Jobs
Productivity means learning to do more work with less labor. The only way to gain jobs is to lose jobs.
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The Constitution of Theseus?
If every clause composing it had been replaced (and ratified) does it remain the same Constitution? Can it be remade, in a form recognizable to the founders?
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Inside US Air Traffic Control: Conflicts of Interest and Absence of Oversight
Why is US flight safety and timeliness falling behind the rest of the world? Only government-guaranteed monopolies can afford to be this incompetent.
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•
My $100 Tomato: Is Self-Sufficiency Overrated?
Should you buy, or DIY? A prudent householder should buy that which they cannot make for the same price. The lesson is the same for nations.
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•
Three-Dimensional Trade Chess, Explained
The White House claims tariffs can accomplish three concrete things. Even if each were correct, they’re mutually exclusive.
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•
The Social Media Jam: Why Too Many Choices Leave Us Feeling Stuck
From the cereal aisle to TikTok, an abundance of choice can leave us feeling unsatisfied. Most social media lacks the disciplined hand of market costs — at least for now.
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Crop Insurance, NASCAR, and Seatbelts: Why The Safer We Get, The More Risks We Take
Gordon Tullock’s suggestion of a spike on your steering wheel (wouldn’t you drive carefully?) illustrates the unintended consequences of risk, regulation, and moral hazard.
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•
DAFT Decisions: Why Deficits Are Future Taxes
The US debt has doubled in a generation, and the Tea Party’s warnings went unheeded. We’re locked into a deficit spiral with no political will to change it.
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•
‘Fine, I’ll Bake Your Stupid Cake’ Free Association Fuels Free Enterprise
Maybe the secret ingredient to a freer, more prosperous society is simple: respect for choice, in business and beyond.
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•
Milei’s First Year: Liberty, Less Regulation, Low Inflation
One year into his presidency, Javier Milei has outperformed any reasonable expectations, except perhaps his own.
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•
Want Progress? Lose the Spoon Jobs
Productivity means learning to do more work with less labor. The only way to gain jobs is to lose jobs.
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•
The Constitution of Theseus?
If every clause composing it had been replaced (and ratified) does it remain the same Constitution? Can it be remade, in a form recognizable to the founders?