Meir Kohn (ECON), Lecture 5, "The Myth of 'Economic Man'"

Apr. 17 in Rocky 1 at 6 pm

In conventional economics, people are assumed to be isolated calculating machines. In the real world, people cooperate with others, and are guided by emotions and entrepreneurship as well as calculation. To understand the economy and to guide policy, we must take these qualities of real people into account.

Clark Neily (Cato), "Overturning Chevron: Revolution in the Administrative State?"

Tuesday (not Friday) April 22 at 7:30 pm in Rocky 1.

Under the 1984 Chevron ruling, the Supreme Court instructed lower courts to extend wide deference to administrative agency experts in interpreting the law. The Roper/Bright ruling in 2024 revoked Chevron, with vast, far-reaching implications. What will be the real-world fallout?

Clark Neily (Cato Institute) has areas of interest in constitutional law, overcriminalization, coercive plea bargaining, police accountability, and gun rights.

Colin Calloway (HIST), "Hard Neighbors: The Scotch-Irish Invasion of Native America"

April 28 at 5 pm in room TBD

In his newly-published book, celebrated Dartmouth historian Colin Calloway focuses on the unique role of Scotch-Irish immigrants in America’s long westward movement. The Scotch-Irish fought Indian wars and shaped the frontier, and their experiences living near, and fighting against, Indians shaped their identity and their attitudes towards government, with repercussions that continue to this day. Free copies of the book will be available to the first 20 students in attendance.

Meir Kohn (ECON), Lecture 6, "Managers and Entrepreneurs"

In some activities, success requires management—planning, calculation, and organization. In other activities, success requires entrepreneurship— alertness to opportunity, willingness to give it a try, and readiness to fail. When entrepreneurship is required—e.g., venture capital or scientific research—engaging in management instead is a recipe for disaster.

Meir Kohn completes his year-long series by exploring this important distinction. May 1 at 6 pm in Rocky 1.

Brooke Harrington (SOCY), "Trump's Broligarchy"

Tuesday May 6 at 4:30 pm in Moore B03.

What do wealthy tech titans such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and David Sacks—whom Dartmouth sociologist Brooke Harrington calls the “broligarchs”—want from the second Trump administration? Harrington, author of Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism (W.W. Norton, 2024) has addressed this and related questions in venues such as The Atlantic and on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show.