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Russ Roberts on Israel and Life as an Immigrant

In this special crossover special with EconTalk, Tyler interviews Russ Roberts about his new life in Israel as president of Shalem College. They discuss why there are so few new universities, managing teams in the face of linguistic and cultural barriers, how Israeli society could adapt to the loss of universal military service, why Israeli TV is so good, what American Jews don’t understand about life in Israel, what his next leadership challenge will be, and much more. Check out <a href="https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/macro-musings">Macro Musings</a>. Follow Macro Musings on <a href="https://twitter.com/Macro_Musings">Twitter</a>. Subscribe to Macro Musings on your favorite podcast app. Read a <a href="https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/russ-roberts-bonus/">full transcript</a> enhanced with helpful links, or watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_dOMTe7UUY">full video</a>. Recorded December 23rd, 2021 Other ways to connect Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/cowenconvos">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cowenconvos/?hl=en">Instagram</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/tylercowen">Tyler</a> on Twitter  Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/EconTalker">Russ</a> on Twitter Email us: <a aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="menu" class="c-link" data-remove-tab-index="true" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="mailto:cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu" href="mailto:cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" target="_blank">cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu</a> <a href="https://www.mercatus.org/podcasts">Subscribe at our newsletter page</a> to have the latest Conversations with Tyler news sent straight to your inbox.

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