Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think

I'm a save-the-planet kind of guy: the way I show my children my love is by not bringing them into this world. So why in blazes would I read this book? Two reasons: 1) I respect Caplan based on his Myth of the Rational Voter, and 2) fuck confirmation bias. To my surprise, I enjoyed and learned from......more

This book has changed my life. I think the title is unfortunate because it can give people the wrong idea, but I’m glad I saw past that misnomer. It came at just the right time, too. I have recently been thinking a lot about all the parenting books I’ve read and wondering just how effective their te......more

I heard Bryan Caplan on the Freakonomics podcast and knew I had to read this book. He posits that, contrary to modern popular opinion, it is actually pretty fun to have kids, and it's more important in the long run to be nice to yourself and your kids (which includes making sure they behave themselv......more

The basic premise of this book is "most of your kids' outcome is genetic, so don't sweat it." Caplan draws on twin and adoption studies to prove that most of the things we want for our kids (health, success, happiness) is determined from birth. (Incidentally, I think he should alter this book for a......more

Male economist urges women to have more babies......more