This page offers supplementary links to in-class lectures.
Boudreaux on market failure, government failure and the economics of antitrust regulation | EconTalk
Don Boudreaux on public choice | EconTalk
Giving away money: An economist's guide to political life | EconTalk
Winston on market failure and government failure | EconTalk
What is Public Choice Theory? | Institute for Humane Studies
OpenStax American Government textbook (basic civics review)
Bush-Dukakis
Dukakis: Furlough from the Truth
Politico: Dukakis and the Tank
1988 U.S. presidential election
Democrats gamble with ads that highlight far-right candidates | The New York Times
Graham challenger pushing conservatives towards 3rd candidate | AP
Republicans fight abortion backlash with ads - and stealth website edits | The Week
2020 Democratic Primary Results | Wikipedia
A history of voting rights | The New York Times
Felony disenfranchisement laws | ACLU
After Bush v. Gore: 2000 election documentary | The New York Times Retro Report
Chart of voter competence laws | Bazelon Center
List of U.S. presidential campaign slogans | Wikipedia
Internet voting in Estonia | e-estonia
Fixing Congress with fair representation voting | FairVote
Residents of four liberated regions supported in joining Russia
European elections guide | The Conversation
Choosing in Groups | Munger and Munger
Election results | Maine Department of the Secretary of State
How ranked choice voting could tip the scales in Maine's tight 2nd district | Washington Post
Is ranked choice voting a better way to pick a president? | NBCLX
Michael Munger on choosing in groups | EconTalk
Ranked choice voting 101 | FairVote
Inside the novel voting system that could sink Palin's comeback bid
Rodden on the geography of voting | EconTalk
Voting paradoxes | Exploratorium
Alaska special general election
Simulating instant runoff flips most Donald Trump primary victories | FairVote
Baseball Hall of Fame vote tracker
Rick Porcello narrowly wins AL Cy Young | BBWA
Braves’ Drake Baldwin becomes first catcher since 2010 to win Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year
Pitching Triple Crown winner Chris Sale takes National League Cy Young Award
Braves’ outfielder Ronald Acuña unanimously wins NL MVP Award
Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. wins NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year | BBWA
Braves' Brian Snitker honored as NL's top manager | BBWA
Craig Kimbrel wins NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year unanimously | BBWA
Crawled over the line | The Pensacola News
The empirical frequency of a pivotal vote | Mulligan and Hunter (2003)
List of close election results | Wikipedia
Rock the Vote #WeWill video | Rock the Vote
What are the chances your vote matters? | Slate (More here)
What is the probability your vote will make a difference? | Gelman, Silver, and Edlin (2012)
Caplan on the myth of the rational voter | EconTalk
Don Boudreaux on public choice | EconTalk
Ilya Somin on "Political ignorance in America" | Templeton Foundation
Don Boudreaux on public choice | EconTalk
Earmark database | Citizens Against Government Waste
Follow the money: M1 Abrams tank | Full Measure
Pork barrel spending | Strata Academics
Pork-barrel spending: A tank graveyard is the perfect example | Newsy
'Shrimp on a treadmill': Rand Paul mocks NSF studies | Forbes
PublicChoiceLogrolling | Economics Tutoring ASU Department of Economics
Terry Moe on the Constitution, the Presidency, and Relic I EconTalk
Vote swapping app helps voters trade votes to swing states | ABC News
Bruce Yandle on bootleggers and Baptists | EconTalk
Arkansas liquor stores join churches to save dry counties | Bloomberg
An exodus from Congress tests the lure of lobbying | The Atlantic
Fundraising for favors? Linking lobbyist-hosted fundraisers to legislative benefits | McKay (2018)
Giving away money: An economist's guide to political life | EconTalk
Measuring rates of return for lobbying expenditures | Alexander, Mazza, and Scholz (2009)
The US elections explained: Lobbying | LSE
Operation PBFortune | Wikipedia
Amazon headquarters race has cities battling for bid | NBC
Boudreaux on market failure, government failure and the economics of antitrust regulation | EconTalk
Giving away money: An economist's guide to political life | EconTalk
Giving away money costs more than you think | Learn Liberty
Incentives and Applications | Georgia Department of Economic Development
Munger on private and public rent-seeking | EconTalk
Rent seeking - Public choice theory - Michael Munger | IHS
Rent seeking and competition | South Park
Rent-seek and you will find | EconLib
Luigi Zingales on incentives and the potential capture of economists by special interests | EconTalk
Most people can't afford legal help. 1 reformer wants to change that | Planet Money
States require more training time to become barber than to a become a police officer | CNN
Do cosmetologists require more training than police? | Snopes
This is why alcohol doesn't come with nutrition facts
Why do so many need the government's permission to work? | Institute for Justice
Winston on market failure and government failure | EconTalk
FDA deregulation increases safety and innovation and reduces prices | Marginal Revolution
Bureaucracy basics | Crash Course Politics
Types of bureaucracies | Crash Course Politics
Reelection rates over the years | Center for Responsive Politics
Contribution limits | Center for Responsive Politics
The atlas of redistricting | FiveThirtyEight
2022 congressional districts | FiveThirtyEight
Georgia's congressional districts | Wikipedia
Gerrymandering | Crash Course Politics
Gerrymandering explained | CGP Grey
Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle remarks
The man who rigged America's election maps | Vox
Why a citizenship question on the census would perpetuate gerrymandering | Democracy Now!
U.S. House of Representatives | Ballotpedia
Alice doesn't vote here anymore
The distinction between clubs and governments | Holcombe (1994) in The Economic Foundations of Government
A generalized economic theory of constitutions | Buchanan and Tullock (1962) in The Calculus of Consent
Government by contract | Boudreaux and Holcombe (1989)
Leeson on pirates and the invisible hook | EconTalk
Michael Munger on choosing in groups | EconTalk
Rodden on the geography of voting | EconTalk
Terry Moe on the Constitution, the Presidency, and Relic I EconTalk