The Dating Market: Anarchy in Action

Tags: Philosophy and Methodology, Media and Culture

08/19/2014 Julian Adorney

Dating someone can come with a very high opportunity cost and can lead to great emotional distress and more, writes Julian Adorney. So why doesn’t the government regulate dating? This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

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