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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
... taking the time to register for it. In their best-selling book, “Nudge,” Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein suggest a solution. “Changes in choice architecture would help to ensure that more organs are available, in a way that would not only save lives but also fit with the wishes of the potential donor.” The change they have in mind is a policy of presumed consent. That is, people...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
"Nudge," Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, is an engaging and insightful tour through the evidence that most human beings make decisions based on the way options are presented to them.
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Slate Magazine (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Note to Cass Sunstein and internet alarmists who argue that the Web results in partisans who listen only to their own facts, reinforcing their extreme opinions, etc. A Daily Kos blogger is refuting the Kos-fueled Palin-baby rumor with a photo found on right-wing site Free Republic, of all places. Moral: The Web encourages encourage cocooning but (unlike other cocoon-generators like cable...
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Cafe Hayek (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
The recent discussion here at the Cafe about the necessity or sufficiency of the state prompted a long-time patron to ask me to re-run this post from December 2004. December 07, 2004 More on Blue-State Creationism Don Boudreaux A few days ago I was inspired by Tom Palmer’s incisive review of Cass Sunstein’s latest book to point out that many “blue-staters” – Americans who think of themselves...