Greg Ip’s Foolproof

My review is here. Recall that this was one of my favorite books of the year. Still, I argue for putting a slightly different slant on Ip’s story.

I would argue that the theme that unites many of the flaws in people’s judgment about risk is a focus on the salient at the expense of the less salient.

1 thought on “Greg Ip’s Foolproof

  1. Did Ip talk about the school of ‘Nudge’ and “Behavioral Insights Policy”?

    Seems to me there are a lot of Peltzman / risk homeostasis parallels that deserve elaboration.

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