5 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American social scientist, Harvard Business School professor, and former president of the American Enterprise Institute who studies the science of happiness, arguing that meaning, relationships, and transcendence — not achievement — are the sources of lasting wellbeing.
Heather Mac Donald's 2023 critique of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies in American institutions, arguing that race-conscious decision-making in hiring, admissions, and arts funding undermines standards of excellence and produces demonstrable harms in medicine, the arts, and public safety.
Bryan Caplan's analysis of the causes of poverty — arguing that individual behavior plays a larger role than structural factors, and that most anti-poverty programs fail because they don't address behavioral causes.
Javier Milei is an Argentine economist and politician who became President of Argentina in December 2023 after a populist anti-establishment campaign. A self-described anarcho-capitalist and libertarian, he advocates radical reduction of the state, dollarization, and free-market economics. Known for his theatrical public persona and rejection of mainstream political parties.
Australian politician (born 1957), 28th Prime Minister of Australia (2013-2015), Liberal Party leader known for his staunch social conservatism, opposition to carbon taxes, and border protection policies. Former Rhodes Scholar and Oxford-educated journalist-turned-politician.