# capla-con — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover capla-con. Page: Feed: --- ## [I Stopped Being a Libertarian Because I Realized the Sky is Blue](https://www.betonit.ai/p/i-stopped-being-a-libertarian-because) _2026-08-06 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ When a thinker publicly changes his mind on major questions, neutral observers normally interpret it as a sign of courage and maturity. Almost no one enjoys admitting they were wrong — and “I changed my mind” is tantamount to “I was wrong.” On reflection, however, this favorable interpretation is premature . Yes, changing your mind because you discover surprising new evidence or arguments is… ## [The Ambition Project](https://www.betonit.ai/p/the-ambition-project) _2026-08-04 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ A guest post by Jason Brennan ## ["If I'm Really Honest"](https://www.betonit.ai/p/if-im-really-honest) _2026-08-03 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ This was a very fun, unconventional podcast. Enjoy! P.S. Capla-Con 2026 is August 15-16. Please RSVP here. Also, I’m looking for another 1-2 players for August 14 at 10 AM-6 PM for my all-new role-playing game, Test Optional . Please email me if you’re interested. ## [How Socialist Were the Nazis Really?](https://www.betonit.ai/p/how-socialist-were-the-nazis-really) _2026-07-23 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ A conversation with Kristian Niemietz ## [America's National Mood Was OK in 1988-1991](https://www.betonit.ai/p/americas-national-mood-was-ok-in) _2026-07-21 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ Materially, Americans are far better off than they were during the Cold War. But even thinkers who acknowledge this truism often fondly reminisce about the long-lost Golden Age of American optimism that supposedly spanned the second half of the 20th century. This reminiscing always puzzles me, because I vividly remember the second half of the second half of the 20th century. Except for a brief… ## [Berkeley Bonus Meet-up Wednesday](https://www.betonit.ai/p/berkeley-bonus-meet-up-wednesday) _2026-07-20 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ I’m adding a Berkeley meet-up to this week’s festivities. Time: Wednesday, July 22, 8 PM Location: Steve’s Korean BBQ, 2521 Durant Ave F, Berkeley, CA 94704 All are welcome. Please RSVP in the comments. ## [Upcoming Events](https://www.betonit.ai/p/upcoming-events-c0a) _2026-07-16 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ Los Angeles, Capla-Con, Cincinnati, Laramie ## [Nazi Economics: Ideas and Policies](https://www.betonit.ai/p/nazi-economics-ideas-and-policies) _2026-07-15 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ My conversation with Phil Magness [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205783574/e043ff7d362297f64fcd0ce0dfb6f784.mp3) ## [He's Got My Vote: An Atypically Productive Exchange on the UBI](https://www.betonit.ai/p/hes-got-my-vote-an-atypically-productive) _2026-07-14 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ Update: Per your suspicions, the sender admits to using AI in his composition. Here’s what he told me when I inquired (reprinted, again, with permission): Professor Caplan, Fair question. I am a very real person, but I did use an AI tool to polish my drafts. I'm an attorney by day and this framework is a solo hobby of mine. Because I don't have a research staff and was drafting these in my spare… ## [The Best Thing About Wokeness](https://www.betonit.ai/p/the-best-thing-about-wokeness) _2026-07-13 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ What’s the best thing about wokeness? Simple: Holding people in the past to universal moral standards. History is packed with mass murder, slavery, and other atrocities, often committed by famous beloved figures like Columbus and the American Founding Fathers . When confronted with these harsh realities, most thinkers try to weasel out with a variation on, “It was a very different time.” The woke,… ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xEwZslf1Pnhd) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Nazism and Economic Freedom](https://www.betonit.ai/p/nazism-and-economic-freedom) _2026-07-09 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ My conversation with Bob Lawson [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204740031/36f3530939426e96b7623cac001739ba.mp3) ## [You're Invited to Capla-Con 2026!](https://www.betonit.ai/p/youre-invited-to-capla-con-2026) _2026-07-08 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ August 15-16 ## [Sixteen Fun Facts About Me](https://www.betonit.ai/p/sixteen-fun-facts-about-me) _2026-07-07 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ Richard Hanania, whose Kakistocracy released today, recently shared “Sixteen Fun Facts About Me,” so I thought I’d do the same. Maybe I’ll start a trend. I have many hundreds of vivid, detailed memories about my childhood, starting from around the age of 3. The earliest memory: Pleading with my mom to let me skip preschool. “Why?” she asked. “Because of the mean kids!” I whimpered. She still made… ## [National Socialism and Economic Freedom: The Lawson Convo](https://www.betonit.ai/p/national-socialism-and-economic-freedom) _2026-07-02 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ Today at 4:30 PM ET, I’m doing a Substack Live event with Robert Lawson on this week’s posts on Nazism, socialism, and economic freedom . Bob is a co-founder of the Fraser’s Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World index , a fountain of knowledge, and a joy to know. Subscribers will get a link around 4:29 PM, and we’ll strive to save time for your live questions! P.S. If there are serious sound… ## [Socialism: Better Never to Have Been](https://www.betonit.ai/p/nazism-socialism-and-the-philosophy) _2026-07-01 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ Nazism, Socialism, and the Philosophy of History ## [Nazi Socialism: What's at Stake?](https://www.betonit.ai/p/nazi-socialism-whats-at-stake) _2026-06-30 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ After getting ChatGPT to score Nazi Germany’s economic freedom , I prompted it to ponder the bigger issues. While the current version of ChatGPT is less ideological than it was in 2022, almost everyone admits that it leans left. Here is ChatGPT’s summary of research on the ideological leanings of ChatGPT : ChatGPT’s default political output is best described as center-left to left-libertarian /… ## [Über Socialist: ChatGPT on Economic Freedom in Nazi Germany](https://www.betonit.ai/p/uber-socialist-chatgpt-on-economic) _2026-06-29 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ How socialist was Germany under National Socialism? I first started pondering Nazi economic policy during the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Since the end of World War II, mainstream culture had energetically covered Nazi crimes, but largely gave the Soviet bloc a pass. Yet in the late 80s and early 90s, a long list of long-forgotten Soviet crimes loudly entered the Western conversation: Lenin’s… ## [Reflections on UATX](https://www.betonit.ai/p/reflections-on-uatx) _2026-06-24 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ I’ve finished my visiting professorship at the world-famous, ultra-controversial University of Austin (UATX) , where I taught courses in Immigration and Housing, Education and the Family, and Introduction to Political Science. I came to campus every school day, and spent many hours socializing with the students. Here are my main thoughts on the experience. The students at UATX are academically… ## [\*For a New Liberty\*: My Bob Murphy Interview](https://www.betonit.ai/p/for-a-new-liberty-my-bob-murphy-interview) _2026-06-23 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ During my For a New Liberty Book Club , noted Austrian economist and Rothbard fan Bob Murphy invited me to have an in-depth conversation on this famed “libertarian manifesto.” Last week, we did it. Enjoy! ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JeRQQnFHOqO7) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Caplan-Jones UATX Debate Video](https://www.betonit.ai/p/caplan-jones-uatx-debate-video) _2026-06-16 · Bryan Caplan · Bet On It_ Here’s the full video from my recent immigration debate at UATX with Garett Jones. Coleman Hughes moderates. (A great guy, and not only did we finally meet in person for dinner; he also came to UATX karaoke!) Here are more debate details from the UATX Substack . I’ve got multiple post-debate commentary essays in my queue, so for now I’ll just say that the overall debate quality was at the 60th…