John Nye on Revisionist Economic History and Having Too Many Hobbies

<p class="graf graf--p">Is John Nye the finest polymath in the George Mason economics department?</p> <p class="graf graf--p">Raised in the Philippines and taught to be a well-rounded Catholic gentleman, John Nye learned the importance of a rigorous education from a young age. Indeed, according to Tyler he may very well be the best educated among his colleagues, having studied physics and literature as an undergraduate before earning a master’s and PhD in economics. And his education continues, as he’s now hard at work mastering his fourth language. </p> <p class="graf graf--p">On this episode of <em class= "markup--em markup--p-em">Conversations with Tyler,</em> Nye explains why it took longer for the French to urbanize than the British, the origins of the myth of free-trade Britain, why <em class="markup--em markup--p-em">Vertigo</em> is one of the greatest movies of all time, why John Stuart Mill is overrated, raising kids in a bilingual household, and much more. </p> <p class="graf graf--p"><a href= "https://medium.com/conversations-with-tyler/tyler-cowen-john-nye-trade-tariffs-history-9a4729c1e1c"> Transcript and links</a></p> <p>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/jvcnye">John</a> on Twitter</p> <p>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/tylercowen">Tyler</a> on Twitter</p> <p>More CWT goodness:</p> <p><a href="https://facebook.com/cowenconvos">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/cowenconvos">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/cowenconvos/">Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://mercatus.org/newsletters">Email</a></p>