Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Russ Roberts
Born: September 19, 1954 (age 70)
Bio: Russell David "Russ" Roberts is a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution well known for communicating economics to non-economists as host of the EconTalk podcast.
Known for:
- The Price of Everything (2008)
- The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance (2001)
- Profiles in Greek & Roman Mythology (2007)