Steven’s recently reissued and updated book, The Economist’s View of the World: And the Quest for Well-Being ... Why is Steven, a political scientist, interested in how economists think? ... The virtue of markets ... Opportunity costs explained ... If everyone needs water and almost no one needs diamonds, why are diamonds more expensive than water? ... Prices, incentives, and compensation ... Would unlimited unemployment benefits help or harm unemployed people? ... Is it rational to expand our reliance on nuclear power? ... The difficulty of reducing healthcare costs ... COVID’s opportunity costs ...